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M5.0 Earthquake near western Xizang (China)

UTC time: 2025-08-26 20:16:10 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།

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M5.0 Earthquake near western Xizang (China) · 2025-08-26 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near western Xizang (China) · 2025-08-26 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

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. China: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 2 earthquakes, the strongest at M5.0.

Details

ID
dae81a3305f36cb00e2e9404a18f3818fcd11505
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

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
Damxung367.6 kmSE47'900
Doilungdêqên433.3 kmSE137'451
Lhasa439.6 kmSE867'900

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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#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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