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M4.2 Depth: 10.0 km

M4.2 Earthquake near chai dan zhen, qing hai sheng (China)

UTC time: 2026-02-21 05:25:00 UTC Local time: —

About this earthquake

On February 21, 2026 at 05:25 UTC, a magnitude M4.2 earthquake occurred near chai dan zhen, qing hai sheng (China). With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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

Details

Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-02-21 05:25:00 UTC
Local time
—
Country
China
State
qing hai sheng
City
chai dan zhen
County
da chai dan xing zheng wei yuan hui ཚྭ་འདམ་ཆེ་བའི་སྲིད་འཛིན་ཨུ་ཡོན་ལྷན་ཁང།
Source
gfz
Coordinates
37.72000, 94.99000
Temperature
3.9°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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