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M5.0 Depth: 10.0 km

M5.0 Earthquake near chai dan zhen, qing hai sheng (China)

UTC time: 2026-01-14 23:18:18 UTC Local time: —

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 2 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.4.

Details

Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-01-14 23:18:18 UTC
Local time
—
Country
China
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

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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 (21.2 km)
Regional average: 21.2 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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Historical 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.

Strongest earlier events

M4.62025-11-28 22:53:32 UTC113.9 km255 km SW of Yanglong, China

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