Max magnitude
8.0
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
10288 events tracked
China seismic overview
China earthquakes today
Latest activity, live map, annual rhythm and historical high points for China, all regrouped on the same country page.
Average magnitude
4.6
Mean magnitude across recorded earthquakes
Average depth
25.8 km
Typical depth profile for this country
Latest earthquakes
China earthquakes today
25 recent events
4.7
Moderate
2026-08-01 01:29:36 UTC
Xining, China
Earthquake near Xining
10.0 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-07-29 06:09:57 UTC
Aksu, China
Earthquake near Aksu
10.0 km
4.2
Moderate
2026-07-28 15:38:22 UTC
Xining, China
Earthquake near Xining
10.0 km
4.7
Moderate
2026-07-28 09:52:01 UTC
Xining, China
Earthquake near Xining
10.0 km
5.1
10.0 km
5.8
10.0 km
5.7
10.0 km
4.9
Moderate
2026-07-21 11:43:08 UTC
Simao, China
Earthquake near Simao
10.0 km
4.2
Moderate
2026-07-20 14:40:49 UTC
Chongzuo, China
Earthquake near Chongzuo
10.0 km
4.7
Moderate
2026-07-18 05:47:22 UTC
Kashgar, China
Earthquake near Kashgar
10.0 km
4.8
Moderate
2026-07-17 01:08:11 UTC
Jiuquan, China
Earthquake near Jiuquan
10.0 km
4.0
Moderate
2026-07-14 15:01:15 UTC
Ürümqi, China
Earthquake near Ürümqi
10.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-07-12 23:27:55 UTC
Yibin, China
Earthquake near Yibin
58.5 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-07-12 21:02:12 UTC
Yibin, China
Earthquake near Yibin
34.2 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-07-12 17:03:28 UTC
Chengdu, China
Earthquake near Chengdu
10.0 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-07-11 15:40:53 UTC
Aksu, China
Earthquake near Aksu
10.0 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-07-09 01:15:08 UTC
Kashgar, China
Earthquake near Kashgar
155.8 km
5.0
10.0 km
5.0
10.0 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-07-07 22:22:13 UTC
Xunchang, China
Earthquake near Xunchang
10.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-07-07 22:19:46 UTC
Xunchang, China
Earthquake near Xunchang
10.0 km
5.0
10.0 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-07-07 20:01:29 UTC
Yibin, China
Earthquake near Yibin
10.0 km
4.3
Moderate
2026-07-07 06:04:12 UTC
Jiuquan, China
Earthquake near Jiuquan
10.0 km
5.0
10.0 km
Strongest earthquakes
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All period
Activity rhythm
China earthquake chart 2026
12-month view
Cities by seismic activity
Cities with the most earthquakes in China
Chengdu
Population 13,568,357
250 earthquakes
Mianyang
Population 1,550,000
250 earthquakes
Yibin
Population 836,340
250 earthquakes
Deyang
Population 735,070
250 earthquakes
Guangyuan
Population 516,424
250 earthquakes
Kashgar
Population 506,640
250 earthquakes
Atush
Population 285,000
250 earthquakes
Luojiang
Population 212,186
250 earthquakes
Jiangyou
Population 127,225
250 earthquakes
Xiangjiaba
Population 102,143
250 earthquakes
Live geography
China earthquakes map
Map of recent earthquakes in China.
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August 2026
1 earthquakes
July 2026
31 earthquakes
June 2026
46 earthquakes
May 2026
9 earthquakes
April 2026
20 earthquakes
March 2026
19 earthquakes
History
Earthquakes history
121 years
| 1906 | 8.0 | 3 |
| 1920 | 7.9 | 5 |
| 2008 | 7.9 | 1160 |
| 1931 | 7.9 | 17 |
| 1932 | 7.8 | 9 |
| 1937 | 7.8 | 10 |
| 1988 | 7.7 | 153 |
| 1951 | 7.7 | 17 |
| 1927 | 7.7 | 20 |
| 1902 | 7.7 | 1 |
| 1947 | 7.6 | 4 |
| 1976 | 7.5 | 181 |
| 1914 | 7.4 | 1 |
| 1973 | 7.4 | 70 |
| 1952 | 7.4 | 21 |
| 1933 | 7.4 | 11 |
| 1918 | 7.4 | 3 |
| 1949 | 7.4 | 10 |
| 1934 | 7.3 | 14 |
| 1924 | 7.3 | 5 |
| 2021 | 7.3 | 279 |
| 2002 | 7.3 | 141 |
| 1974 | 7.3 | 120 |
| 1948 | 7.3 | 8 |
| 1944 | 7.3 | 7 |
| 1905 | 7.3 | 2 |
| 1999 | 7.1 | 101 |
| 1970 | 7.1 | 34 |
| 1955 | 7.1 | 13 |
| 1904 | 7.1 | 1 |
| 1961 | 7.0 | 9 |
| 1908 | 7.0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 7.0 | 425 |
| 1985 | 7.0 | 143 |
| 1975 | 7.0 | 118 |
| 1923 | 7.0 | 3 |
| 1954 | 7.0 | 4 |
| 1938 | 7.0 | 11 |
| 1917 | 7.0 | 6 |
| 1941 | 6.9 | 11 |
| 2014 | 6.9 | 240 |
| 2010 | 6.9 | 160 |
| 1969 | 6.9 | 18 |
| 1957 | 6.9 | 3 |
| 1936 | 6.9 | 16 |
| 1925 | 6.9 | 6 |
| 1913 | 6.8 | 1 |
| 1981 | 6.8 | 62 |
| 1966 | 6.8 | 33 |
| 1946 | 6.8 | 5 |
| 1960 | 6.8 | 8 |
| 1930 | 6.7 | 21 |
| 1919 | 6.7 | 3 |
| 1921 | 6.6 | 4 |
| 2022 | 6.6 | 267 |
| 2016 | 6.6 | 234 |
| 2013 | 6.6 | 311 |
| 1996 | 6.6 | 192 |
| 1990 | 6.6 | 131 |
| 1962 | 6.6 | 7 |
| 1910 | 6.6 | 2 |
| 1922 | 6.5 | 1 |
| 2017 | 6.5 | 170 |
| 1992 | 6.5 | 124 |
| 1977 | 6.5 | 73 |
| 1965 | 6.5 | 19 |
| 1963 | 6.5 | 5 |
| 1915 | 6.5 | 4 |
| 1935 | 6.5 | 13 |
| 1958 | 6.4 | 6 |
| 1926 | 6.4 | 6 |
| 2015 | 6.4 | 200 |
| 2003 | 6.4 | 216 |
| 1998 | 6.4 | 177 |
| 1989 | 6.4 | 175 |
| 1986 | 6.4 | 129 |
| 1967 | 6.4 | 25 |
| 1942 | 6.4 | 4 |
| 1945 | 6.3 | 2 |
| 1928 | 6.3 | 6 |
| 2026 | 6.3 | 156 |
| 2020 | 6.3 | 227 |
| 2012 | 6.3 | 192 |
| 2009 | 6.3 | 181 |
| 1940 | 6.2 | 13 |
| 1997 | 6.2 | 156 |
| 1995 | 6.2 | 166 |
| 1993 | 6.2 | 109 |
| 1987 | 6.2 | 114 |
| 1983 | 6.2 | 100 |
| 1980 | 6.2 | 82 |
| 1979 | 6.2 | 68 |
| 1972 | 6.2 | 49 |
| 1907 | 6.2 | 1 |
| 1971 | 6.1 | 46 |
| 1953 | 6.1 | 12 |
| 2007 | 6.1 | 161 |
| 2005 | 6.1 | 129 |
| 2000 | 6.1 | 139 |
| 1950 | 6.1 | 12 |
| 1959 | 6.1 | 9 |
| 1956 | 6.1 | 3 |
| 1929 | 6.0 | 6 |
| 2004 | 6.0 | 201 |
| 1994 | 6.0 | 86 |
| 1991 | 6.0 | 123 |
| 1984 | 6.0 | 64 |
| 1943 | 5.9 | 1 |
| 2023 | 5.9 | 229 |
| 1939 | 5.9 | 8 |
| 1968 | 5.8 | 10 |
| 2025 | 5.8 | 262 |
| 2019 | 5.8 | 201 |
| 2018 | 5.8 | 204 |
| 1978 | 5.8 | 65 |
| 2006 | 5.7 | 114 |
| 1916 | 5.7 | 1 |
| 2011 | 5.6 | 157 |
| 2001 | 5.6 | 128 |
| 1982 | 5.6 | 63 |
| 1964 | 5.5 | 8 |