Magnitude
M5.6
- Depth
- 10.0 km
- Source
- GFZ
xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།
Country overviewChina
M5.6 Earthquake near Xizang (China)
Earthquake newsQuakeMap24
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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. China: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 2 earthquakes, the strongest at M5.1.
Details
ID
68845816cabaff97d395a1e3c3d2907c26cb2399
Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-05-11 21:11:23 UTC
Local time
—
Country
City
xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།
Source
gfz
Coordinates
28.93000,
87.51000
Temperature
0.9°C
Depth profile
Shallow
10 km
10 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.
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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Radius · 100 km
Nearby infrastructure
Airports
- Shigatse Tingri Airport78.3 kmStraight-line distance
China · DDR · ZUDR
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
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
China
Context for this earthquake
05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 555 Catalogue entries
Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.
Open seismic profileHistorical 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.
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Stats (last 24h)
Global (24h)
614
Country (24h)
China
2