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Earthquakes near Kunming today
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No M2.5+ earthquake within 100 km of Kunming in the last 24 hours The last M2.5+ within 100 km was M4.7 25 km NNE, 26 days ago.
Was there an earthquake in Kunming just now? This page checks the live USGS catalogue for quakes around Kunming, Yunnan, 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
- 1 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Largest in 30 days
- M4.7 25 km NNE, Sep 30, 2026
- Largest in past year
- M4.7 25 km NNE, Sep 30, 2026
- Past year count
- 2 M2.5+ within 150 km
- Nearest in 30 days
- 25 km M4.7, Sep 30, 2026
Recent earthquakes near Kunming
USGS recorded 1 earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or more within 100 km of Kunming in the past 30 days, 0 of them in the last 7 days. The most recent was M4.7 25 km NNE of the city at Sep 30, 18:31 local time (26 days ago).
The average depth was about 10 km and 1 of 1 were shallow (under 70 km), which are the ones most likely to be felt at the surface.
| Time (Kunming) | UTC | Magnitude | Distance | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 18:31 | Sep 30, 10:31 UTC | M4.7 | 25 km NNE | 10 km | 24 km NNE of Kunming, China |
M2.5+ within 150 km, past 30 days, newest first. Times in Asia/Shanghai.
Largest earthquakes near Kunming in the past year
The strongest earthquake within 150 km of Kunming in the past 12 months was M4.7 on Sep 30, 2026, 25 km NNE of the city (24 km NNE of Kunming, China).
With 2 M2.5+ earthquakes in a year (about 0.2 a month), the area around Kunming 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | M4.7 | 25 km NNE | 10 km | 24 km NNE of Kunming, China |
| May 8, 2026 | M4.2 | 145 km NNE | 10 km | 111 km NW of Qujing, China |
Was it felt in Kunming?
The largest nearby quake this month, M4.7 at 25 km, was probably felt in Kunming by a rough rule of thumb (an M3 is typically noticed within a few tens of km, an M5 up to a few hundred km; local ground and building type matter a lot).
USGS "Did You Feel It?" received reports for 1 of these quakes: M4.7 on Sep 30, 2026 (1 reports, max intensity 3.4).
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 Kunming 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 143 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).