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M4.3 Earthquake near WESTERN XIZANG (China)

UTC time: 2025-05-19 12:00:09 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
13.1 km
Source
EMSC

xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.3 earthquake was recorded near WESTERN XIZANG (China) on May 19, 2025 at 12:00 UTC. With a focal depth of about 13 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

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
5ffa354a281aff0b40c573480230a2313f69ac82
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
13.1 km
UTC time
2025-05-19 12:00:09 UTC
Local time
—
Country
China
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xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།
Source
emsc
Coordinates
28.42500, 87.24440
Temperature
6.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 13.1 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 13.1 km
Shallow
13.1 km
13.1 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.

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Airports

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

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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Context for this earthquake

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

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