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M5.0 Depth: 10.0 km

M5.0 Earthquake near western Xizang (China)

UTC time: 2025-08-26 20:16:10 UTC Local time: —
M5.0 earthquake near xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས། on Aug 26, 2025 — map of epicenter and shaking intensity | QuakeMap24
M5.0 Earthquake near western Xizang (China) · 2025-08-26 20:16:10 UTC

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near western Xizang (China) on August 26, 2025 at 20:16 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-26 20:16:10 UTC
Local time
—
Country
China
City
xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།
Source
usgs
Coordinates
32.88830, 88.44600
Temperature
2.4°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

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Damxung367.6 kmSE47'900
Doilungdêqên433.3 kmSE137'451
Kathmandu650.0 kmSW1'442'271

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Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#5
Earlier events M≥414
Earlier events M≥55
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 UTC144.9 kmTibetan Plateau M5.12025-08-26 00:03:59 UTC135.9 kmWESTERN XIZANG M5.12025-08-26 00:03:58 UTC133.2 kmwestern Xizang M5.12025-08-26 00:04:01 UTC144.4 kmcuo zhe qiang ma xiang M5.02025-08-26 00:04:00 UTC136.4 kmXizang

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