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M5.1 Depth: 10.0 km

M5.1 Earthquake near WESTERN XIZANG (China)

UTC time: 2025-08-26 00:03:59 UTC Local time: —
M5.1 earthquake near xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས། on Aug 26, 2025 — map of epicenter and shaking intensity | QuakeMap24
M5.1 Earthquake near WESTERN XIZANG (China) · 2025-08-26 00:03:59 UTC

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.1 earthquake was recorded near WESTERN XIZANG (China) on August 26, 2025 at 00:03 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 event was recorded by EMSC. China: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 3 earthquakes, the strongest at M5.4.

Details

Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-26 00:03:59 UTC
Local time
—
Country
China
City
xi cang zi zhi qu བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས།
Source
emsc
Coordinates
33.95000, 87.72000
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 (18.5 km)
Regional average: 18.5 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
Nagqu490.1 kmSE30'000
Doilungdêqên568.8 kmSE137'451
Pokhara725.7 kmSW600'051

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Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#2
Earlier events M≥49
Earlier events M≥52
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 UTC86.1 kmTibetan Plateau M5.12025-08-26 00:03:58 UTC6.0 kmwestern Xizang M4.92025-01-07 02:14:28 UTC77.5 kmTibetan Plateau M4.62025-01-30 04:27:58 UTC130.9 kmXizang-Qinghai border region M4.52025-06-16 15:19:14 UTC139.1 kmWESTERN XIZANG

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