Magnitude
M5.8
- Depth
- 12.0 km
- Source
- EMSC
xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།
Country overviewChina
M5.8 Earthquake near WESTERN XIZANG (China)
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About this earthquake
A magnitude M5.8 earthquake was recorded near WESTERN XIZANG (China) on May 11, 2025 at 21:11 UTC. With a focal depth of about 12 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.
The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. China: 2 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M5.1.
Details
ID
3275da8a56f4f2bd4307314c8be50841680eb28b
Magnitude
M5.8
Depth
12.0 km
UTC time
2025-05-11 21:11:24 UTC
Local time
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Country
City
xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།
Source
emsc
Coordinates
28.96950,
87.56650
Temperature
0.9°C
Depth profile
Shallow
12 km
12 km — shallower than the regional average (18.3 km)
Regional average: 18.3 km
Why depth matters
Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.
Depth classes per USGS
Felt reports
2felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake
Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.
Data updated: May 11, 2025, 9:20 PM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC
Source: EMSC / LastQuake
Nearby population centers
Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.
PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Xigazê131.7 kmE80'000
Gangtok209.6 kmSE100'286
Kathmandu261.1 kmSW1'442'271
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Radius · 100 km
Nearby infrastructure
Airports
- Shigatse Tingri Airport85.2 kmStraight-line distance
China · DDR · ZUDR
Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05
This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates
Subsequent earthquakes nearby
Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.
First 6 hours1
First 24 hours1
First 72 hours3
Strongest subsequent eventM4.6
M3.72025-05-11 21:36:02 UTC58.0 kmWESTERN XIZANG
M3.62025-05-14 04:14:31 UTC44.8 kmWESTERN XIZANG
M3.82025-05-14 12:26:01 UTC138.5 kmNEPAL
M3.82025-05-18 07:44:15 UTC81.1 kmWESTERN XIZANG
M3.72025-05-18 11:37:09 UTC52.9 kmWESTERN XIZANG
M4.32025-05-19 12:00:09 UTC68.2 kmWESTERN XIZANG
M4.22025-05-19 12:00:11 UTC94.5 kmXizang
M4.42025-05-23 03:57:24 UTC72.1 km132 km N of Lobuche, Nepal
M4.62025-05-23 03:57:24 UTC70.7 kmXizang
M4.22025-05-23 03:57:27 UTC55.0 kmWESTERN XIZANG
M3.42025-05-26 19:29:06 UTC76.2 kmWESTERN XIZANG
M3.62025-05-30 05:23:32 UTC84.9 kmWESTERN XIZANG
China
Context for this earthquake
05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 555 Catalogue entries
Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.
Open seismic profileHistorical context nearby
Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.
Magnitude rank#3
Earlier events M≥4102
Earlier events M≥516
Compared since2025-01-07
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Stats (last 24h)
Global (24h)
614
Country (24h)
China
2