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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.

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 (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
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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