Max magnitude
8.0
Peak recorded event in the current dataset
Earthquakes by countries
10323 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
5.4
10.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-10-25 22:01:36 UTC
Nagqu Prefecture, China
Earthquake near Nagqu Prefecture
10.0 km
5.9
7.0 km
5.1
10.0 km
4.3
Moderate
2026-10-24 19:34:13 UTC
Xigazê, China
Earthquake near Xigazê
10.0 km
5.3
10.0 km
4.9
Moderate
2026-10-24 08:29:20 UTC
Xinyuan, China
Earthquake near Xinyuan
10.0 km
4.9
Moderate
2026-10-24 00:07:56 UTC
Chamdo, China
Earthquake near Chamdo
10.0 km
4.8
Moderate
2026-10-23 20:37:41 UTC
Chamdo, China
Earthquake near Chamdo
10.0 km
4.2
Moderate
2026-10-23 02:53:40 UTC
Nagqu Prefecture, China
Earthquake near Nagqu Prefecture
10.0 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-10-23 02:17:01 UTC
Shangri-La, China
Earthquake near Shangri-La
10.0 km
5.0
10.0 km
5.2
10.0 km
7.0
18.0 km
5.1
10.0 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-10-20 00:56:32 UTC
Kucha, China
Earthquake near Kucha
10.0 km
5.0
10.0 km
4.4
Moderate
2026-10-04 17:19:53 UTC
Yibin, China
Earthquake near Yibin
10.0 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-09-27 18:30:09 UTC
Daocheng, China
Earthquake near Daocheng
10.0 km
5.0
10.0 km
4.7
Moderate
2026-09-26 18:31:42 UTC
Gusong, China
Earthquake near Gusong
10.0 km
5.0
10.0 km
5.0
10.0 km
4.5
Moderate
2026-09-19 12:19:55 UTC
Lhasa, China
Earthquake near Lhasa
10.0 km
4.6
Moderate
2026-09-18 12:09:48 UTC
Chengdu, China
Earthquake near Chengdu
10.0 km
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History
Earthquakes history
98 years
| 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 |
| 1976 | 7.5 | 181 |
| 1973 | 7.4 | 70 |
| 1952 | 7.4 | 21 |
| 1933 | 7.4 | 11 |
| 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 |
| 1999 | 7.1 | 101 |
| 1970 | 7.1 | 34 |
| 1955 | 7.1 | 13 |
| 1961 | 7.0 | 9 |
| 2026 | 7.0 | 191 |
| 2024 | 7.0 | 425 |
| 1985 | 7.0 | 143 |
| 1975 | 7.0 | 118 |
| 1938 | 7.0 | 11 |
| 1917 | 7.0 | 6 |
| 1941 | 6.9 | 11 |
| 2014 | 6.9 | 240 |
| 2010 | 6.9 | 160 |
| 1969 | 6.9 | 18 |
| 1936 | 6.9 | 16 |
| 1925 | 6.9 | 6 |
| 1981 | 6.8 | 62 |
| 1966 | 6.8 | 33 |
| 1946 | 6.8 | 5 |
| 1960 | 6.8 | 8 |
| 1930 | 6.7 | 21 |
| 2022 | 6.6 | 267 |
| 2016 | 6.6 | 234 |
| 2013 | 6.6 | 311 |
| 1996 | 6.6 | 192 |
| 1990 | 6.6 | 131 |
| 1962 | 6.6 | 7 |
| 2017 | 6.5 | 170 |
| 1992 | 6.5 | 124 |
| 1977 | 6.5 | 73 |
| 1965 | 6.5 | 19 |
| 1963 | 6.5 | 5 |
| 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 |
| 1928 | 6.3 | 6 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 1929 | 6.0 | 6 |
| 2004 | 6.0 | 201 |
| 1994 | 6.0 | 86 |
| 1991 | 6.0 | 123 |
| 1984 | 6.0 | 64 |
| 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 |
| 2011 | 5.6 | 157 |
| 2001 | 5.6 | 128 |
| 1982 | 5.6 | 63 |
| 1964 | 5.5 | 8 |