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M5.1 Earthquake near western Xizang (China)

UTC time: 2025-08-26 00:03:58 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།

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M5.1 Earthquake near western Xizang (China) · 2025-08-26 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near western Xizang (China) · 2025-08-26 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.1 earthquake was recorded near western Xizang (China) on August 26, 2025 at 00:03 UTC. 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 data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks. China: 2 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M5.0.

Details

ID
c6c8f89e39566cbd1b25a9ab6845c0b1a17306c7
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-26 00:03:58 UTC
Local time
—
Country
China
City
xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།
Source
usgs
Coordinates
33.90450, 87.68600
Temperature
3.9°C

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 (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
Nagqu490.0 kmSE30'000
Doilungdêqên566.4 kmSE137'451
Lhasa572.6 kmSE867'900

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Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours3
First 24 hours5
First 72 hours7
Strongest subsequent eventM5.1
M5.12025-08-26 00:03:59 UTC6.0 kmWESTERN XIZANG M5.02025-08-26 00:04:00 UTC22.0 kmXizang M5.12025-08-26 00:04:01 UTC29.8 kmcuo zhe qiang ma xiang M5.02025-08-26 20:16:10 UTC133.2 kmwestern Xizang M4.82025-08-26 20:16:11 UTC116.7 kmXizang M4.32025-08-27 00:32:36 UTC128.5 kmWESTERN XIZANG M4.72025-08-27 00:32:36 UTC128.6 kmXizang

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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 profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#2
Earlier events M≥48
Earlier events M≥51
Compared since2025-01-06

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M5.22025-01-06 15:26:46 UTC80.4 kmTibetan Plateau M4.92025-01-07 02:14:28 UTC71.6 kmTibetan Plateau M4.62025-01-30 04:27:58 UTC134.5 kmXizang-Qinghai border region M4.52025-06-16 15:19:14 UTC141.2 kmWESTERN XIZANG M4.52025-06-02 04:33:01 UTC142.6 kmWESTERN XIZANG

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