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M5.6 Depth: 10.0 km

M5.6 Earthquake near Xizang (China)

UTC time: 2025-05-11 21:11:23 UTC Local time: —
M5.6 earthquake near xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས། on May 11, 2025 — map of epicenter and shaking intensity | QuakeMap24
M5.6 Earthquake near Xizang (China) · 2025-05-11 21:11:23 UTC

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.6 earthquake was recorded near Xizang (China) on May 11, 2025 at 21:11 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 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 GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-05-11 21:11:23 UTC
Local time
—
Country
China
City
xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།
Source
gfz
Coordinates
28.93000, 87.51000
Temperature
0.9°C

Map

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
10 km — shallower than the regional average (20.3 km)
Regional average: 20.3 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

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Xigazê138.1 kmE80'000
Gangtok208.6 kmSE100'286
Kathmandu254.1 kmSW1'442'271

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Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours2
First 24 hours2
First 72 hours4
Strongest subsequent eventM5.8
M5.82025-05-11 21:11:24 UTC7.0 kmWESTERN XIZANG M3.72025-05-11 21:36:02 UTC58.2 kmWESTERN XIZANG M3.62025-05-14 04:14:31 UTC38.9 kmWESTERN XIZANG M3.82025-05-14 12:26:01 UTC132.4 kmNEPAL M3.82025-05-18 07:44:15 UTC76.9 kmWESTERN XIZANG M3.72025-05-18 11:37:09 UTC49.5 kmWESTERN XIZANG M4.32025-05-19 12:00:09 UTC61.8 kmWESTERN XIZANG M4.22025-05-19 12:00:11 UTC88.0 kmXizang M4.42025-05-23 03:57:24 UTC68.3 km132 km N of Lobuche, Nepal M4.62025-05-23 03:57:24 UTC65.5 kmXizang M4.22025-05-23 03:57:27 UTC52.4 kmWESTERN XIZANG M3.42025-05-26 19:29:06 UTC72.9 kmWESTERN XIZANG

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#3
Earlier events M≥4100
Earlier events M≥514
Compared since2025-01-07

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M7.52025-01-07 01:05:17 UTC35.5 kmQulho M7.12025-01-07 01:05:16 UTC38.5 km2025 Southern Tibetan Plateau Earthquake M5.52025-03-08 08:50:18 UTC38.9 km M5.42025-01-07 01:09:13 UTC36.3 km96 km NNE of Lobuche, Nepal M5.22025-01-07 01:14:42 UTC47.1 km83 km NE of Lobuche, Nepal

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