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Earthquakes near Zhaotong today
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No M2.5+ earthquake within 100 km of Zhaotong in the last 24 hours The last M2.5+ within 100 km was M4.1 94 km SE, 22 days ago.
Was there an earthquake in Zhaotong just now? This page checks the live USGS catalogue for quakes around Zhaotong, 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
- 2 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Largest in 30 days
- M4.4 59 km SE, Sep 30, 2026
- Largest in past year
- M5.2 35 km WSW, Jan 19, 2026
- Past year count
- 16 M2.5+ within 150 km
- Nearest in 30 days
- 59 km M4.4, Sep 30, 2026
Recent earthquakes near Zhaotong
USGS recorded 2 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more within 100 km of Zhaotong in the past 30 days, 0 of them in the last 7 days. The most recent was M4.1 94 km SE of the city at Oct 4, 05:56 local time (22 days ago).
The average depth was about 10 km and 2 of 2 were shallow (under 70 km), which are the ones most likely to be felt at the surface.
| Time (Zhaotong) | UTC | Magnitude | Distance | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 05:56 | Oct 3, 21:56 UTC | M4.1 | 94 km SE | 10 km | 20 km SE of Weining, China |
| Sep 30, 21:03 | Sep 30, 13:03 UTC | M4.4 | 59 km SE | 10 km | 15 km WNW of Weining, China |
M2.5+ within 150 km, past 30 days, newest first. Times in Asia/Shanghai.
Largest earthquakes near Zhaotong in the past year
The strongest earthquake within 150 km of Zhaotong in the past 12 months was M5.2 on Jan 19, 2026, 35 km WSW of the city (34 km WSW of Zhaotong, China).
With 16 M2.5+ earthquakes in a year (about 1.3 a month), the area around Zhaotong is moderately active by global standards. 9 of the ten largest reached M4.5, the level at which damage near the epicentre becomes possible.
| Date | Magnitude | Distance | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2026 | M5.2 | 35 km WSW | 10 km | 34 km WSW of Zhaotong, China |
| Sep 10, 2026 | M4.7 | 71 km WSW | 10 km | 70 km WSW of Zhaotong, China |
| Jan 9, 2026 | M4.7 | 61 km E | 10 km | 41 km NNE of Weining, China |
| Dec 11, 2025 | M4.7 | 104 km NNE | 10 km | 42 km SW of Shuanglong, China |
| Sep 7, 2026 | M4.6 | 31 km SW | 10 km | 30 km SW of Zhaotong, China |
| Apr 23, 2026 | M4.5 | 86 km WSW | 10 km | 86 km WSW of Zhaotong, China |
| Apr 18, 2026 | M4.5 | 102 km N | 10 km | 85 km WSW of Shuanglong, China |
| Feb 22, 2026 | M4.5 | 30 km SSW | 10 km | 29 km SSW of Zhaotong, China |
| Nov 8, 2025 | M4.5 | 135 km ENE | 10 km | 35 km ESE of Xunsi, China |
| Sep 30, 2026 | M4.4 | 59 km SE | 10 km | 15 km WNW of Weining, China |
Was it felt in Zhaotong?
The largest nearby quake this month, M4.4 at 59 km, may have been felt lightly in Zhaotong 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).
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 Zhaotong 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 147 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.
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Data: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (ComCat), GeoNames (cities, CC BY 4.0).