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Earthquakes in China: live activity, map and history

Explore recent and historical earthquakes in China, with live USGS-derived data, magnitude and depth statistics, regional hubs and an interactive globe.

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Events3484
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30 days14
12 months182
LargestM 7.9
avg_depth19.6 km
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China

A high index means recent activity is high relative to the selected historical baseline. It does not mean that a larger earthquake is about to occur.

Quake Pulse Activity Index59/100Normal
Current 30 days12
Historical monthly median9.5
Historical percentileP59
M5+ in 30 days5
M6+ in 30 days0
Activity trendabove the historical median (+26%)
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A compact comparison of recent activity using pre-calculated periods.

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Last 7 days2M4.5+ 1 · M6+ 0Max M 4.9
Last 30 days14M4.5+ 13 · M6+ 0Max M 5.0
Last 365 days182M4.5+ 167 · M6+ 1Max M 6.3
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Recent activity vs baseline

Counts describe detected earthquakes and are not a forecast or hazard assessment.

M4.5+ · 30d13
Monthly reference13.9
Relative activity×0.9
Historical maximumM 7.9

Strongest in 30 days : M 5.0 · 191 km NW of Oula Xiuma, China

Recent earthquakes — China

30 days · Times shown in UTC.

14 events

Seismic activity

China · 30 days

Magnitude distribution

China · 30 days

Country activity: China

Quake Pulse groups events assigned to China from coordinate-based country boundaries, with a cautious text fallback for offshore events. The page combines recent activity with the historical catalogue so a short-lived sequence can be read in context.

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Reference localities

Locality hubs are inferred from recurring USGS reference-place descriptions.

Tianpeng150 USGS referencesKashgar145 USGS referencesKuqa125 USGS referencesJiangyou124 USGS referencesNagqu107 USGS referencesHotan98 USGS referencesXunchang96 USGS referencesShi Yomi92 USGS referencesQamdo87 USGS referencesGuangyuan83 USGS referencesAykol80 USGS referencesLaojunmiao79 USGS referencesZhaotong60 USGS referencesXinyuan60 USGS referencesKangding56 USGS referencesDali53 USGS references

Recent local earthquakes

Times shown in UTC.

MagnitudeLocationDepthTime
M 4.9114 km SW of Turpan, China10.0 km2026-10-06 18:15:34 UTCView event →
M 4.413 km N of Xunchang, China10.0 km2026-10-04 17:19:53 UTCView event →
M 4.578 km N of Daocheng, China10.0 km2026-09-27 18:30:09 UTCView event →
M 5.0191 km NW of Oula Xiuma, China10.0 km2026-09-27 16:43:10 UTCView event →
M 4.75 km N of Bowangshan, China10.0 km2026-09-26 18:31:42 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 4.551 km W of Kuqa, China10.0 km2026-09-22 16:09:09 UTCView event →
M 4.575 km SE of Kuqa, China10.0 km2026-09-19 15:53:54 UTCView event →
M 4.5273 km NNW of Dêqên, China10.0 km2026-09-19 12:19:55 UTCView event →
M 4.6204 km N of Daocheng, China10.0 km2026-09-18 12:09:48 UTCView event →
M 5.0281 km SSE of Dunhuang, China10.5 km2026-09-16 05:52:03 UTCView event →
M 4.571 km NE of Simao, China10.0 km2026-09-14 09:07:29 UTCView event →
M 4.766 km WSW of Zhaotong, China10.0 km2026-09-10 16:53:33 UTCView event →
M 4.627 km WSW of Jiyuan, China10.0 km2026-09-09 10:51:39 UTCView event →
M 4.997 km NNE of Chitre, Nepal10.0 km2026-09-08 16:08:34 UTCView event →
M 5.2271 km SSE of Dunhuang, China10.0 km2026-09-03 17:04:40 UTCView event →
M 5.421 km WNW of Jiangyou, China10.0 km2026-09-03 11:39:41 UTCView event →
M 5.1115 km NE of Joshīmath, India10.0 km2026-09-03 08:16:36 UTCView event →
M 4.6128 km N of Aksu, China10.0 km2026-08-30 14:50:32 UTCView event →
M 4.9124 km N of Aksu, China10.0 km2026-08-28 22:07:33 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 4.97 km NNW of Bowangshan, China10.0 km2026-08-24 00:26:21 UTCView event →
M 5.2270 km SSE of Dunhuang, China10.0 km2026-08-20 09:49:47 UTCView event →
M 4.7265 km SSE of Dunhuang, China10.0 km2026-08-19 05:22:24 UTCView event →
M 4.4274 km SSE of Dunhuang, China10.0 km2026-08-18 21:59:55 UTCView event →
M 5.5269 km SSE of Dunhuang, China6.0 km2026-08-18 21:36:27 UTCView event →
M 4.3143 km NW of Saga, China10.0 km2026-08-18 19:59:08 UTCView event →
M 4.149 km N of Murghob, Tajikistan99.5 km2026-08-15 16:47:26 UTCView event →
M 4.0198 km NW of Oula Xiuma, China10.0 km2026-08-12 21:28:32 UTCView event →
M 4.35 km WSW of Xunchang, China10.0 km2026-08-11 02:46:16 UTCView event →
M 4.513 km SSE of Yibin, China45.4 km2026-08-10 21:31:43 UTCView event →
M 4.611 km NNW of Xunchang, China10.0 km2026-08-10 18:40:24 UTCView event →
M 4.8165 km NNE of Darya Boyi, China10.0 km2026-08-08 03:45:26 UTCView event →
M 4.37 km WNW of Xunchang, China10.0 km2026-08-07 08:02:13 UTCView event →
M 5.13 km ESE of Xunchang, China10.0 km2026-08-07 05:08:30 UTCView event →
M 4.418 km N of Zhamashi, China10.0 km2026-08-06 10:32:35 UTCView event →
M 4.2199 km NW of Oula Xiuma, China10.0 km2026-08-06 03:48:03 UTCView event →
M 4.1182 km SW of Xihai, China10.0 km2026-08-06 01:29:02 UTCView event →
M 4.3195 km NW of Oula Xiuma, China10.0 km2026-08-06 00:34:52 UTCView event →
M 4.4284 km SW of Yanglong, China10.0 km2026-08-05 12:01:12 UTCView event →
M 4.49 km N of Xunchang, China10.0 km2026-08-04 15:58:34 UTCView event →
M 4.46 km NW of Xunchang, China10.0 km2026-08-04 02:25:02 UTCView event →
M 4.4266 km S of Dunhuang, China10.0 km2026-08-03 15:25:51 UTCView event →
M 4.915 km SSE of Yibin, China10.0 km2026-08-03 05:00:48 UTCView event →
M 5.08 km NNE of Xunchang, China10.0 km2026-08-02 18:21:45 UTCView event →
M 4.9202 km NW of Oula Xiuma, China10.0 km2026-08-02 14:31:43 UTCView event →
M 4.5195 km NW of Oula Xiuma, China10.0 km2026-08-01 01:29:36 UTCView event →
M 4.558 km NE of Simao, China10.0 km2026-07-31 21:24:10 UTCView event →
M 4.6102 km WNW of Aykol, China10.0 km2026-07-29 06:09:57 UTCView event →
M 4.7197 km NW of Oula Xiuma, China10.0 km2026-07-28 09:52:01 UTCView event →
M 5.1191 km NW of Oula Xiuma, China10.0 km2026-07-28 08:04:09 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 5.259 km NE of Simao, China10.0 km2026-07-21 11:43:07 UTCView event →
M 4.7115 km SW of Kashgar, China10.0 km2026-07-18 05:47:22 UTCView event →
M 4.8268 km SSE of Dunhuang, China10.0 km2026-07-17 01:08:11 UTCView event →
M 4.58 km NNE of Xunchang, China10.0 km2026-07-12 23:27:48 UTCView event →
M 4.614 km N of Xunchang, China10.0 km2026-07-12 21:02:08 UTCView event →
M 4.6125 km NNE of Kangding, China10.0 km2026-07-12 17:03:28 UTCView event →
M 4.5104 km NE of Aksu, China10.0 km2026-07-11 15:40:53 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 4.611 km NNE of Xunchang, China10.0 km2026-07-07 22:22:13 UTCView event →
M 5.013 km N of Xunchang, China10.0 km2026-07-07 22:12:29 UTCView event →
M 4.511 km N of Xunchang, China10.0 km2026-07-07 20:01:29 UTCView event →
M 5.030 km NNW of Mianzhu, Deyang, Sichuan, China10.0 km2026-07-05 15:30:13 UTCView event →
M 4.630 km NNW of Mianzhu, Deyang, Sichuan, China10.0 km2026-07-05 15:20:13 UTCView event →
M 4.927 km NW of Mianzhu, Deyang, Sichuan, China10.0 km2026-07-05 15:03:27 UTCView event →
M 4.78 km SE of Pianjiao, China10.0 km2026-07-04 10:28:54 UTCView event →
M 4.67 km E of Pianjiao, China10.0 km2026-07-04 10:07:37 UTCView event →
M 4.528 km E of Pianjiao, China10.0 km2026-07-04 09:33:47 UTCView event →
M 5.3272 km SSE of Dunhuang, China10.0 km2026-06-30 23:44:54 UTCView event →
M 4.8104 km NE of Aksu, China10.0 km2026-06-29 12:33:04 UTCView event →
M 5.213 km WNW of Changning, China10.0 km2026-06-28 16:12:09 UTCView event →
M 4.6254 km SSE of Dunhuang, China10.0 km2026-06-28 03:39:21 UTCView event →
M 4.5274 km SSE of Dunhuang, China10.0 km2026-06-23 15:56:34 UTCView event →
M 5.2263 km SSE of Dunhuang, China13.9 km2026-06-23 15:29:03 UTCView event →
M 4.750 km S of Qapqal, China10.0 km2026-06-21 17:58:44 UTCView event →
M 4.5273 km SSE of Dunhuang, China10.0 km2026-06-18 07:11:58 UTCView event →
M 5.2263 km WSW of Yanglong, China10.0 km2026-06-17 14:20:04 UTCView event →
M 4.8272 km SSE of Dunhuang, China10.0 km2026-06-17 06:28:50 UTCView event →
M 4.6273 km SSE of Dunhuang, China10.0 km2026-06-17 05:11:11 UTCView event →
M 4.8268 km SSE of Dunhuang, China10.0 km2026-06-17 02:06:18 UTCView event →
M 4.9254 km S of Dunhuang, China12.6 km2026-06-16 13:27:36 UTCView event →
M 5.0262 km SSE of Dunhuang, China10.0 km2026-06-16 11:14:17 UTCView event →
M 4.5264 km S of Dunhuang, China10.0 km2026-06-16 11:05:39 UTCView event →
M 4.7249 km SSE of Dunhuang, China10.0 km2026-06-16 11:01:02 UTCView event →
M 4.5268 km S of Dunhuang, China10.0 km2026-06-16 10:59:01 UTCView event →
M 5.4272 km S of Dunhuang, China10.0 km2026-06-16 09:45:26 UTCView event →
M 5.1247 km SSE of Dunhuang, China10.0 km2026-06-16 09:42:35 UTCView event →
M 4.9267 km WSW of Yanglong, China10.0 km2026-06-16 09:21:38 UTCView event →
M 4.7268 km SSE of Dunhuang, China10.0 km2026-06-16 09:19:09 UTCView event →
M 6.3262 km SSE of Dunhuang, China10.0 km2026-06-16 09:06:55 UTCView event →
M 4.613 km S of Kangding, China10.0 km2026-06-07 21:07:12 UTCView event →
M 4.956 km NNW of Huocheng, China10.0 km2026-06-04 16:19:39 UTCView event →
M 5.2118 km SW of Turpan, China10.0 km2026-05-29 06:55:52 UTCView event →
M 4.7240 km NNW of Qamdo, China10.0 km2026-05-28 02:37:50 UTCView event →
M 4.529 km SW of Datong, China10.0 km2026-05-23 03:27:07 UTCView event →
M 4.9285 km NW of Nagqu, China10.0 km2026-05-22 17:16:27 UTCView event →
M 5.120 km NW of Liuzhou, China10.0 km2026-05-18 13:44:26 UTCView event →
M 4.517 km WSW of Ürümqi, China38.2 km2026-05-18 08:32:28 UTCView event →
M 5.020 km NW of Liuzhou, China10.0 km2026-05-17 16:21:06 UTCView event →
M 4.548 km NE of Yizhou, China10.0 km2026-05-17 09:07:22 UTCView event →
M 4.5108 km ESE of Kuqa, China10.0 km2026-05-13 20:37:18 UTCView event →
M 4.812 km E of Xunchang, China10.0 km2026-05-12 14:55:15 UTCView event →
M 4.646 km SSE of Kangding, China10.0 km2026-05-04 16:03:03 UTCView event →
M 4.856 km SSE of Kangding, China10.0 km2026-05-04 15:03:00 UTCView event →
M 4.697 km ESE of Kuqa, China10.0 km2026-05-03 18:39:57 UTCView event →
M 5.1117 km SW of Turpan, China10.0 km2026-05-03 10:00:34 UTCView event →
M 4.774 km N of Yongning, China10.0 km2026-04-29 19:11:11 UTCView event →
M 4.8western Xizang10.0 km2026-04-29 06:29:41 UTCView event →
M 4.6100 km ESE of Kuqa, China10.0 km2026-04-28 19:16:05 UTCView event →
M 4.597 km ESE of Kuqa, China10.0 km2026-04-27 23:05:01 UTCView event →
M 4.586 km WSW of Zhaotong, China10.0 km2026-04-23 14:59:46 UTCView event →
M 4.548 km NE of Luocheng, China10.0 km2026-04-22 07:15:20 UTCView event →
M 4.5Southern Qinghai, China10.0 km2026-04-19 10:45:01 UTCView event →
M 4.585 km WSW of Shuanglong, China10.0 km2026-04-18 14:26:11 UTCView event →
M 4.511 km NW of Neijiang, China10.0 km2026-04-13 08:39:50 UTCView event →
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