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M5.1 Depth: 2.8 km

M5.1 Earthquake near WESTERN XIZANG (China)

UTC time: 2025-12-11 11:59:21 UTC Local time: —
M5.1 earthquake near xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས། on Dec 11, 2025 — map of epicenter and shaking intensity | QuakeMap24
M5.1 Earthquake near WESTERN XIZANG (China) · 2025-12-11 11:59:21 UTC

About this earthquake

On December 11, 2025 at 11:59 UTC, a magnitude M5.1 earthquake occurred near WESTERN XIZANG (China). With a focal depth of about 3 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
2.8 km
UTC time
2025-12-11 11:59:21 UTC
Local time
—
Country
China
City
xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།
Source
emsc
Coordinates
32.99680, 88.78320
Temperature
-11.9°C

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Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 2.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 2.8 km
Shallow
2.8 km
2.8 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

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Nagqu351.2 kmSE30'000
Doilungdêqên426.7 kmSE137'451
Kathmandu675.9 kmSW1'442'271

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Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#1
Earlier events M≥417
Earlier events M≥55
Compared since2025-01-09

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.12025-08-26 00:03:59 UTC144.8 kmWESTERN XIZANG M5.12025-08-26 00:03:58 UTC143.3 kmwestern Xizang M5.12025-08-26 00:04:01 UTC147.9 kmcuo zhe qiang ma xiang M5.02025-08-26 20:16:10 UTC33.7 kmwestern Xizang M5.02025-08-26 00:04:00 UTC141.3 kmXizang

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