China

M4.2 Earthquake near 125 km N of Lobuche, Nepal (China)

UTC time: 2025-06-10 02:05:40 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།

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About this earthquake

On June 10, 2025 at 02:05 UTC, a magnitude M4.2 earthquake occurred near 125 km N of Lobuche, Nepal (China). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS. China: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 2 earthquakes, the strongest at M5.1.

Details

ID
744e0a07e80f804973edd485723a16903d1140ac
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-06-10 02:05:40 UTC
Local time
—
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xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།
Source
usgs
Coordinates
29.08150, 86.73410
Temperature
13.1°C

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 (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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Context for this earthquake

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

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