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M5.0 Depth: 10.0 km

M5.0 Earthquake near WESTERN XIZANG (China)

UTC time: 2025-09-12 21:42:10 UTC Local time: —
M5.0 earthquake near xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས། on Sep 12, 2025 — map of epicenter and shaking intensity | QuakeMap24
M5.0 Earthquake near WESTERN XIZANG (China) · 2025-09-12 21:42:10 UTC

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.

Details

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

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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
Chari̇̄koṭ174.9 kmSW40'000
Madhyapur Thimi212.8 kmSW119'955
Kathmandu215.8 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 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

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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