Back to map
M3.5 Depth: 10.0 km

M3.5 Earthquake near ta er ma xiang, xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས། (China)

UTC time: 2026-01-21 14:17:49 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

A magnitude M3.5 earthquake was recorded near ta er ma xiang, xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས། (China) on January 21, 2026 at 14:17 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Shaking of this size is frequently noticed but usually harmless.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

Magnitude
M3.5
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-01-21 14:17:49 UTC
Local time
—
Country
China
State
xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།
City
ta er ma xiang
County
shen zha xian ཤན་རྩ་རྫོང།
Source
emsc
Coordinates
30.32000, 89.26000
Temperature
-13.4°C

Map

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

Historic earthquake map · China

Open history map
Explore recent and long-term earthquake activity in this country. Use filters to narrow down by magnitude, depth, and date range.

Country statistics · China

Country overview
View earthquake KPIs, strongest and latest events, and averages for this country.

Share