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M5.7 Earthquake near 124 km W of Rikaze, China

UTC time: 2025-05-11 21:11:23 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.7
Depth
9.0 km
Source
NNSN

124 km W of Rikaze, China

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M5.7 Earthquake near 124 km W of Rikaze, China · 2025-05-11 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.7 Earthquake near 124 km W of Rikaze, China · 2025-05-11 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.7 earthquake was recorded near 124 km W of Rikaze, China on May 11, 2025 at 21:11 UTC. With a focal depth of about 9 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by NNSN.

Details

ID
b213bd1fc6df94822464f0f6ec2a4d64967e157a
Magnitude
M5.7
Depth
9.0 km
UTC time
2025-05-11 21:11:23 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
nnsn
Coordinates
29.05100, 87.62800

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 9 km
Shallow
9 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
Xigazê123.9 kmE80'000
Gangtok214.7 kmSE100'286
Kathmandu271.0 kmSW1'442'271

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Shigatse Tingri AirportChina · DDR · ZUDR
    94.9 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 hours2
First 24 hours2
First 72 hours4
Strongest subsequent eventM5.8
M5.82025-05-11 21:11:24 UTC10.9 kmWESTERN XIZANG M3.72025-05-11 21:36:02 UTC62.6 kmWESTERN XIZANG M3.62025-05-14 04:14:31 UTC52.4 kmWESTERN XIZANG M3.82025-05-14 12:26:01 UTC149.2 kmNEPAL M3.82025-05-18 07:44:15 UTC85.7 kmWESTERN XIZANG M3.72025-05-18 11:37:09 UTC56.7 kmWESTERN XIZANG M4.32025-05-19 12:00:09 UTC79.0 kmWESTERN XIZANG M4.22025-05-19 12:00:11 UTC105.3 kmXizang M4.42025-05-23 03:57:24 UTC76.1 km132 km N of Lobuche, Nepal M4.62025-05-23 03:57:24 UTC76.9 kmXizang M4.22025-05-23 03:57:27 UTC57.3 kmWESTERN XIZANG M3.42025-05-26 19:29:06 UTC84.7 kmWESTERN XIZANG

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#3
Earlier events M≥4100
Earlier events M≥514
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 UTC52.7 kmQulho M7.12025-01-07 01:05:16 UTC55.4 km2025 Southern Tibetan Plateau Earthquake M5.52025-03-08 08:50:18 UTC53.5 km M5.42025-01-07 01:09:13 UTC53.4 km96 km NNE of Lobuche, Nepal M5.22025-01-07 01:14:42 UTC63.9 km83 km NE of Lobuche, Nepal

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