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M4.8 Depth: 10.0 km

M4.8 Earthquake near wu ma xiang, xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས། (China)

UTC time: 2026-02-04 06:26:09 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.8 earthquake was recorded near wu ma xiang, xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས། (China) on February 4, 2026 at 06:26 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-02-04 06:26:09 UTC
Local time
—
Country
China
State
xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།
City
wu ma xiang
County
gai ze xian སྒེར་རྩེ་རྫོང་།
Source
gfz
Coordinates
33.05000, 83.38000
Temperature
-6.4°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 (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

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