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M4.5 Earthquake near WESTERN XIZANG (China)

UTC time: 2025-07-09 05:25:56 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
17.9 km
Source
EMSC

xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།

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About this earthquake

On July 9, 2025 at 05:25 UTC, a magnitude M4.5 earthquake occurred near WESTERN XIZANG (China). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 18 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

The event was recorded by EMSC. China: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 2 earthquakes, the strongest at M5.1.

Details

ID
35d75f5bdff8b61e83a5e135369afcecd4d18291
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
17.9 km
UTC time
2025-07-09 05:25:56 UTC
Local time
—
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City
xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།
Source
emsc
Coordinates
33.59620, 81.83140
Temperature
9.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 17.9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 17.9 km
Shallow
17.9 km
17.9 km — close to 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.

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Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 555 Catalogue entries

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