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M4.3 Earthquake near Southern Tibetan Plateau

UTC time: 2025-01-13 15:19:08 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

Southern Tibetan Plateau

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About this earthquake

On January 13, 2025 at 15:19 UTC, a magnitude M4.3 earthquake occurred near Southern Tibetan Plateau. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 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 USGS.

Details

ID
5b08bf342aaee23c58a4581675680c977ef19453
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-01-13 15:19:08 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
28.45580, 87.27610

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 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

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Shigatse Tingri AirportChina · DDR · ZUDR
    49.5 kmStraight-line distance

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

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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