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Earthquake in China today

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Yes — 2 M2.5+ earthquakes in China in the last 24 hours; latest M5.9 283 km WSW of Yushu, 6 hours ago Largest today: M5.9 218 km ENE of Nagqu, China at Oct 25, 11:25 UTC.

Was there an earthquake in China today? Every earthquake USGS has located in and off China in the last day and week, with the largest of the past year. Updated every few minutes.

Last 24 hours
2 M2.5+
Last 7 days
26 M2.5+
Last 30 days
45 M2.5+
Largest in 30 days
M7.0 191 km ENE of Nagqu, China, Oct 22, 2026
Past 12 months
354 M2.5+
Largest in 12 months
M7.0 191 km ENE of Nagqu, China, Oct 22, 2026

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Earthquakes in China today

USGS has located 2 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in China (or just offshore) since Oct 24, 17:03 UTC. That compares with 26 over the past 7 days, about 3.7 a day.

Local timeUTCMagnitudeDepthLocation
Oct 25, 19:25Oct 25, 11:25 UTCM5.97 km218 km ENE of Nagqu, China
Oct 25, 11:24Oct 25, 11:24 UTCM5.110 km199 km ENE of Nagqu, China

Local time is the time zone of the nearest city to the epicentre.

Earthquakes in China in the past 7 days

26 M2.5+ earthquakes in the past week. The most active areas were Xinjiang (2), Yunnan (1), Sichuan (1). 22 were offshore or more than 150 km from a city. The largest was M7.0 191 km ENE of Nagqu, China.

Local timeUTCMagnitudeDepthLocation
Oct 25, 19:25Oct 25, 11:25 UTCM5.97 km218 km ENE of Nagqu, China
Oct 25, 11:24Oct 25, 11:24 UTCM5.110 km199 km ENE of Nagqu, China
Oct 24, 13:26Oct 24, 13:26 UTCM4.610 km195 km NE of Nagqu, China
Oct 24, 16:39Oct 24, 08:39 UTCM5.310 km223 km ENE of Nagqu, China
Oct 24, 14:29Oct 24, 08:29 UTCM4.910 km41 km SSE of Kax, China
Oct 24, 08:07Oct 24, 00:07 UTCM4.910 km209 km ENE of Nagqu, China
Oct 24, 06:39Oct 23, 22:39 UTCM4.310 km210 km NE of Nagqu, China
Oct 24, 04:37Oct 23, 20:37 UTCM4.810 km209 km ENE of Nagqu, China
Oct 23, 22:41Oct 23, 14:41 UTCM4.510 km233 km ENE of Nagqu, China
Oct 23, 22:14Oct 23, 14:14 UTCM4.710 km215 km NE of Nagqu, China
Oct 23, 02:53Oct 23, 02:53 UTCM4.210 km184 km ENE of Nagqu, China
Oct 23, 10:17Oct 23, 02:17 UTCM4.510 km18 km NNW of Yongning, China
Oct 23, 08:35Oct 23, 00:35 UTCM4.110 km207 km ENE of Nagqu, China
Oct 23, 00:24Oct 23, 00:24 UTCM4.410 km202 km NE of Nagqu, China
Oct 23, 02:06Oct 22, 18:06 UTCM5.010 km207 km ENE of Nagqu, China
Oct 22, 16:57Oct 22, 16:57 UTCM4.710 km190 km ENE of Nagqu, China
Oct 23, 00:50Oct 22, 16:50 UTCM4.510 km203 km ENE of Nagqu, China
Oct 22, 16:45Oct 22, 16:45 UTCM4.610 km193 km NE of Nagqu, China
Oct 23, 00:21Oct 22, 16:21 UTCM4.910 km210 km ENE of Nagqu, China
Oct 22, 23:57Oct 22, 15:57 UTCM4.310 km219 km ENE of Nagqu, China
Oct 22, 21:27Oct 22, 15:27 UTCM4.710 km139 km ENE of Kashgar, China
Oct 22, 15:12Oct 22, 15:12 UTCM5.210 km201 km ENE of Nagqu, China
Oct 22, 14:33Oct 22, 14:33 UTCM7.018 km191 km ENE of Nagqu, China
Oct 20, 14:41Oct 20, 06:41 UTCM5.110 km263 km WSW of Yanglong, China
Oct 20, 06:56Oct 20, 00:56 UTCM4.510 km156 km SE of Kuqa, China
Oct 19, 18:57Oct 19, 10:57 UTCM5.010 km31 km NW of Jiangyou, China

Largest earthquakes in China in the past year

USGS located 354 M2.5+ earthquakes in or off China in the past 12 months, 1.2% of the 28,891 recorded worldwide, or about 6.8 a week. This week's 26 is above that average. The strongest was M7.0 on Oct 22, 2026 (191 km ENE of Nagqu, China).

DateMagnitudeDepthLocation
Oct 22, 2026M7.018 km191 km ENE of Nagqu, China
Jun 16, 2026M6.310 km262 km SSE of Dunhuang, China
Oct 25, 2026M5.97 km218 km ENE of Nagqu, China
Jul 28, 2026M5.810 km193 km NW of Oula Xiuma, China
Dec 4, 2025M5.89 km136 km NNW of Tumxuk, China
Jul 28, 2026M5.710 km193 km NW of Oula Xiuma, China
Aug 18, 2026M5.66 km269 km SSE of Dunhuang, China
Sep 3, 2026M5.510 km17 km WNW of Jiangyou, China
Jan 26, 2026M5.510 km9 km SE of Dianga, China
Jun 16, 2026M5.410 km272 km S of Dunhuang, China

Tsunami warning status

None of the earthquakes in China in the past 30 days carried the USGS tsunami flag, which USGS sets for large quakes in oceanic regions where the tsunami warning centres issue messages.

Official tsunami warnings come from the NOAA tsunami warning centres (tsunami.gov) and national agencies; follow local authorities if you are on a coast after strong shaking.

USGS lists every magnitude in the United States but outside it coverage is complete only from about M4–4.5, so smaller local quakes reported by national agencies may be missing. Magnitudes and locations are revised for hours after an event.

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Data: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (ComCat), GeoNames (cities, CC BY 4.0).