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China · Earthquake archives 2026

Explore earthquake activity year by year and month by month using the historical Quake Pulse database.

Events152
Largest magnitudeM 6.3
M6+1
M7+0
Average depth11.0 km

Monthly activity

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

Jan10Feb10Mar6Apr15May14Jun24Jul24Aug30Sep17Oct2Nov0Dec0
January10 EventsMax M5.5 · M6+ 0February10 EventsMax M5.0 · M6+ 0March6 EventsMax M5.2 · M6+ 0April15 EventsMax M5.1 · M6+ 0May14 EventsMax M5.2 · M6+ 0June24 EventsMax M6.3 · M6+ 1July24 EventsMax M5.8 · M6+ 0August30 EventsMax M5.5 · M6+ 0September17 EventsMax M5.4 · M6+ 0October2 EventsMax M4.9 · M6+ 0November0 Events— · M6+ 0December0 Events— · M6+ 0

Strongest events

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 6.3262 km SSE of Dunhuang, China10.0 km2026-06-16 09:06:55 UTCView event →
M 5.8194 km NW of Oula Xiuma, China10.0 km2026-07-28 03:34:05 UTCView event →
M 5.7199 km NW of Oula Xiuma, China10.0 km2026-07-28 03:16:08 UTCView event →
M 5.5269 km SSE of Dunhuang, China6.0 km2026-08-18 21:36:27 UTCView event →
M 5.59 km SE of Dianga, China10.0 km2026-01-26 06:56:02 UTCView event →
M 5.421 km WNW of Jiangyou, China10.0 km2026-09-03 11:39:41 UTCView event →
M 5.4272 km S of Dunhuang, China10.0 km2026-06-16 09:45:26 UTCView event →
M 5.3272 km SSE of Dunhuang, China10.0 km2026-06-30 23:44:54 UTCView event →
M 5.2271 km SSE of Dunhuang, China10.0 km2026-09-03 17:04:40 UTCView event →
M 5.2270 km SSE of Dunhuang, China10.0 km2026-08-20 09:49:47 UTCView event →
M 5.259 km NE of Simao, China10.0 km2026-07-21 11:43:07 UTCView event →
M 5.213 km WNW of Changning, China10.0 km2026-06-28 16:12:09 UTCView event →
M 5.2263 km SSE of Dunhuang, China13.9 km2026-06-23 15:29:03 UTCView event →
M 5.2263 km WSW of Yanglong, China10.0 km2026-06-17 14:20:04 UTCView event →
M 5.2118 km SW of Turpan, China10.0 km2026-05-29 06:55:52 UTCView event →
M 5.267 km SSE of Shihezi, China10.0 km2026-03-06 21:44:46 UTCView event →
M 5.234 km WSW of Zhaotong, China10.0 km2026-01-19 11:32:06 UTCView event →
M 5.1115 km NE of Joshīmath, India10.0 km2026-09-03 08:16:36 UTCView event →
M 5.13 km ESE of Xunchang, China10.0 km2026-08-07 05:08:30 UTCView event →
M 5.1191 km NW of Oula Xiuma, China10.0 km2026-07-28 08:04:09 UTCView event →
M 5.1247 km SSE of Dunhuang, China10.0 km2026-06-16 09:42:35 UTCView event →
M 5.120 km NW of Liuzhou, China10.0 km2026-05-18 13:44:26 UTCView event →
M 5.1117 km SW of Turpan, China10.0 km2026-05-03 10:00:34 UTCView event →
M 5.165 km SSE of Ürümqi, China10.0 km2026-04-02 07:39:11 UTCView event →
M 5.0191 km NW of Oula Xiuma, China10.0 km2026-09-27 16:43:10 UTCView event →
M 5.015 km NNW of Xunchang, China10.0 km2026-09-25 23:57:33 UTCView event →
M 5.013 km N of Xunchang, China10.0 km2026-09-25 21:01:27 UTCView event →
M 5.0281 km SSE of Dunhuang, China10.5 km2026-09-16 05:52:03 UTCView event →
M 5.019 km NW of Fuji, China10.0 km2026-08-28 05:13:35 UTCView event →
M 5.0western Xizang10.0 km2026-08-27 14:45:48 UTCView event →
M 5.08 km NNE of Xunchang, China10.0 km2026-08-02 18:21:45 UTCView event →
M 5.014 km N of Xunchang, China10.0 km2026-07-08 23:44:14 UTCView event →
M 5.013 km NNE of Xunchang, China10.0 km2026-07-08 02:08:48 UTCView event →
M 5.013 km N of Xunchang, China10.0 km2026-07-07 22:12:29 UTCView event →
M 5.030 km NNW of Mianzhu, Deyang, Sichuan, China10.0 km2026-07-05 15:30:13 UTCView event →
M 5.0262 km SSE of Dunhuang, China10.0 km2026-06-16 11:14:17 UTCView event →
M 5.020 km NW of Liuzhou, China10.0 km2026-05-17 16:21:06 UTCView event →
M 5.073 km SSE of Shihezi, China10.0 km2026-03-05 00:15:42 UTCView event →
M 5.0114 km NNE of Aksu, China10.0 km2026-02-19 09:09:14 UTCView event →
M 5.0288 km S of Dunhuang, China10.0 km2026-01-14 23:18:18 UTCView event →
M 5.0116 km WSW of Baluntaicun, China10.0 km2026-01-04 08:30:06 UTCView event →
M 4.9114 km SW of Turpan, China10.0 km2026-10-06 18:15:34 UTCView event →
M 4.997 km NNE of Chitre, Nepal10.0 km2026-09-08 16:08:34 UTCView event →
M 4.9124 km N of Aksu, China10.0 km2026-08-28 22:07:33 UTCView event →
M 4.97 km NNW of Bowangshan, China10.0 km2026-08-24 00:26:21 UTCView event →
M 4.915 km SSE of Yibin, China10.0 km2026-08-03 05:00:48 UTCView event →
M 4.9202 km NW of Oula Xiuma, China10.0 km2026-08-02 14:31:43 UTCView event →
M 4.927 km NW of Mianzhu, Deyang, Sichuan, China10.0 km2026-07-05 15:03:27 UTCView event →
M 4.9254 km S of Dunhuang, China12.6 km2026-06-16 13:27:36 UTCView event →
M 4.9267 km WSW of Yanglong, China10.0 km2026-06-16 09:21:38 UTCView event →
M 4.956 km NNW of Huocheng, China10.0 km2026-06-04 16:19:39 UTCView event →
M 4.9285 km NW of Nagqu, China10.0 km2026-05-22 17:16:27 UTCView event →
M 4.9139 km SE of Kuqa, China10.0 km2026-02-23 04:12:07 UTCView event →
M 4.9western Xizang10.0 km2026-02-04 06:26:07 UTCView event →
M 4.8165 km NNE of Darya Boyi, China10.0 km2026-08-08 03:45:26 UTCView event →
M 4.8268 km SSE of Dunhuang, China10.0 km2026-07-17 01:08:11 UTCView event →
M 4.8104 km NE of Aksu, China10.0 km2026-06-29 12:33:04 UTCView event →
M 4.8272 km SSE of Dunhuang, China10.0 km2026-06-17 06:28:50 UTCView event →
M 4.8268 km SSE of Dunhuang, China10.0 km2026-06-17 02:06:18 UTCView event →
M 4.812 km E of Xunchang, China10.0 km2026-05-12 14:55:15 UTCView event →

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

Historical small-earthquake detection varies through time. Long-term comparisons are most robust at higher magnitude thresholds.

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