Magnitude
M5.0
- Depth
- 10.0 km
- Source
- USGS
qing hai sheng · chai dan zhen
Country overviewChina · qing hai sheng
M5.0 Earthquake near chai dan zhen, qing hai sheng (China)
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About this earthquake
On January 14, 2026 at 23:18 UTC, a magnitude M5.0 earthquake occurred near chai dan zhen, qing hai sheng (China). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.
The event was recorded by USGS. China: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 3 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.4.
Details
ID
9cb53e454a708d71bc8498d3e359edd55ac1a068
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-01-14 23:18:18 UTC
Local time
—
Country
State
qing hai sheng
City
chai dan zhen
County
da chai dan xing zheng wei yuan hui ཚྭ་འདམ་ཆེ་བའི་སྲིད་འཛིན་ཨུ་ཡོན་ལྷན་ཁང།
Source
usgs
Coordinates
37.64770,
95.14410
Temperature
-13.1°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
Golmud Town138.4 kmS31'941
Dunhuang282.9 kmN186'027
Zhangye484.7 kmE507'433
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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 hours2
Strongest subsequent eventM5.0
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#1
Earlier events M≥41
Earlier events M≥50
Compared since2025-11-28
The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.
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Country statistics · China
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Stats (last 24h)
Global (24h)
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Country (24h)
China
3
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