M3.7 Depth: 140.0 km

M3.7 Earthquake near xian qian xiang, xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས། (China)

UTC time: 2026-04-22 23:06:17 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

A magnitude M3.7 earthquake was recorded near xian qian xiang, xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས། (China) on April 22, 2026 at 23:06 UTC. At around 140 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Shaking of this size is frequently noticed but usually harmless.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

Magnitude

M3.7

Depth

140.0 km

UTC time

2026-04-22 23:06:17 UTC

Local time

—

Country

China

State

xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།

City

xian qian xiang

County

gai ze xian སྒེར་རྩེ་རྫོང་།

Source

emsc

Coordinates

34.13700, 83.19500

Temperature

-5.9°C

Map

Depth profile

Intermediate

140 km

140 km — deeper than the regional average (20.3 km)

Regional average: 20.3 km

Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

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Ashikule Volcanic Field

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