M4.2 Depth: 10.0 km

M4.2 Earthquake near xian qian xiang, xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས། (China)

UTC time: 2026-04-26 19:26:08 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.2 earthquake was recorded near xian qian xiang, xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས། (China) on April 26, 2026 at 19:26 UTC. 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 EMSC.

Details

Magnitude

M4.2

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2026-04-26 19:26:08 UTC

Local time

—

Country

China

State

xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།

City

xian qian xiang

County

gai ze xian སྒེར་རྩེ་རྫོང་།

Village

zha bu cun

Source

emsc

Coordinates

33.09800, 83.30500

Map

Depth profile

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

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Ashikule Volcanic Field

Distance: 331 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 5'090 m ·Last eruption: 1951 ·China

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