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Earthquakes near Chongqing today
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No M2.5+ earthquake within 100 km of Chongqing in the last 24 hours None in the past 30 days either.
Was there an earthquake in Chongqing just now? This page checks the live USGS catalogue for quakes around Chongqing, China and updates every few minutes.
- Last 24 hours
- 0 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Last 7 days
- 0 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Last 30 days
- 0 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Largest in 30 days
- — none within 100 km
- Largest in past year
- M5.0 133 km WSW, Aug 28, 2026
- Past year count
- 3 M2.5+ within 150 km
- Nearest in 30 days
- —
Recent earthquakes near Chongqing
No earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or more was located within 100 km of Chongqing in the past 30 days.
M2.5+ within 150 km, past 30 days, newest first. Times in Asia/Shanghai.
Largest earthquakes near Chongqing in the past year
The strongest earthquake within 150 km of Chongqing in the past 12 months was M5.0 on Aug 28, 2026, 133 km WSW of the city (22 km NW of Fuji, China).
With 3 M2.5+ earthquakes in a year (about 0.3 a month), the area around Chongqing is occasionally active by global standards. 1 of the ten largest reached M4.5, the level at which damage near the epicentre becomes possible.
| Date | Magnitude | Distance | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 28, 2026 | M5.0 | 133 km WSW | 10 km | 22 km NW of Fuji, China |
| Mar 15, 2026 | M4.4 | 66 km WNW | 10 km | 0 km N of Guoliang, China |
| Apr 16, 2026 | M4.3 | 140 km W | 10 km | 8 km NNE of Neijiang, China |
Was it felt in Chongqing?
None of the quakes listed has "Did You Feel It?" reports in the USGS feed, which usually means shaking at the surface was weak or the area has few reporters.
If you felt shaking, you can report it to USGS; reports refine the intensity map within minutes.
Tsunami warning status
None of the earthquakes near Chongqing in the past year 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.
Earthquakes around the world today
Worldwide, USGS listed 141 earthquakes of M1+ in the last 24 hours; the largest was M6.5 Bonin Islands, Japan region.
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.
Earthquakes near other cities in China and nearby
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Data: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (ComCat), GeoNames (cities, CC BY 4.0).