Magnitude
M4.2
- Depth
- 10.0 km
- Source
- GFZ
qing hai sheng · chai dan zhen
Country overviewChina · qing hai sheng
M4.2 Earthquake near chai dan zhen, qing hai sheng (China)
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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. China: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 3 earthquakes, the strongest at M5.1.
Details
ID
f14810b8f4aba77ea91c2cee6ebbd85f632677ff
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-02-21 05:25:00 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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
Depth profile
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
China
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.
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Stats (last 24h)
Global (24h)
616
Country (24h)
China
3