M4.2 Depth: 172.0 km

M4.2 Earthquake near dong ru xiang, xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས། (China)

UTC time: 2026-03-04 03:58:59 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.2 earthquake was recorded near dong ru xiang, xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས། (China) on March 4, 2026 at 03:58 UTC. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 172 km. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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Details

Magnitude

M4.2

Depth

172.0 km

UTC time

2026-03-04 03:58:59 UTC

Local time

—

Country

China

State

xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།

City

dong ru xiang

County

ri tu xian རུ་ཐོག་རྫོང་།

Source

emsc

Coordinates

34.04000, 81.57000

Temperature

-1.4°C

Map

Depth profile

Intermediate

172 km

172 km — deeper than the regional average (20.3 km)

Regional average: 20.3 km

Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

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Ashikule Volcanic Field

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