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M5.0 Earthquake near WESTERN XIZANG (China)

UTC time: 2025-09-12 21:42:10 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
Source
EMSC

xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།

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M5.0 Earthquake near WESTERN XIZANG (China) · 2025-09-12 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near WESTERN XIZANG (China) · 2025-09-12 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near WESTERN XIZANG (China) on September 12, 2025 at 21:42 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

ID
90ca54f18bd931019d2f297c8e88feeb23b839f1
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-12 21:42:10 UTC
Local time
—
Country
China
City
xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།
Source
emsc
Coordinates
29.04740, 86.91030
Temperature
2.4°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.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Chari̇̄koṭ174.9 kmSW40'000
Madhyapur Thimi212.8 kmSW119'955
Kathmandu215.8 kmSW1'442'271

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Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

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

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 hours4
First 24 hours5
First 72 hours5
Strongest subsequent eventM4.8
M4.82025-09-12 21:42:12 UTC4.7 kmXizang M4.62025-09-12 21:42:23 UTC8.3 kmPain'gyi township M3.52025-09-12 23:13:57 UTC41.1 kmWESTERN XIZANG M3.12025-09-12 23:27:57 UTC129.1 kmNEPAL M4.12025-09-13 21:03:08 UTC39.6 kmWESTERN XIZANG M4.02025-09-17 04:19:22 UTC122.0 kmWESTERN XIZANG M3.52025-09-25 16:57:41 UTC54.2 kmWESTERN XIZANG M3.12025-09-30 16:29:22 UTC32.5 kmWESTERN XIZANG M3.72025-10-02 00:19:04 UTC77.7 kmWESTERN XIZANG

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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 profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#13
Earlier events M≥4114
Earlier events M≥517
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 UTC63.2 kmQulho M7.12025-01-07 01:05:16 UTC67.2 km2025 Southern Tibetan Plateau Earthquake M5.82025-05-11 21:11:24 UTC64.4 kmWESTERN XIZANG M5.72025-05-11 21:11:23 UTC69.8 km124 km W of Rikaze, China M5.62025-05-11 21:11:23 UTC59.8 kmXizang

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