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Earthquakes in China

USGS recorded 59 earthquakes in China in the last 30 days and 991 in the last year, counting everything of magnitude 1.0 and above. The strongest in that year measured M 6.8.

M 4.1 · 57 km NW of Jumla, Nepal · 2026-09-15 22:43 UTC M 4.1 · 12 km ENE of Murghob, Tajikistan · 2026-09-05 04:07 UTC M 4.2 · 11 km NW of Izumi, Japan · 2026-09-15 21:09 UTC M 4.2 · 70 km WNW of Zangguy, China · 2026-09-14 21:06 UTC M 4.2 · 46 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan · 2026-09-13 19:21 UTC M 4.2 · 25 km NW of Sarupathar, India · 2026-09-11 17:56 UTC M 4.3 · 90 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan · 2026-09-15 17:16 UTC M 4.3 · 48 km SE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 2026-09-13 22:17 UTC M 4.3 · 56 km W of Yonakuni, Japan · 2026-09-08 22:32 UTC M 4.3 · 116 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 2026-09-04 09:10 UTC M 4.4 · 70 km NNW of Uken, Japan · 2026-09-18 16:27 UTC M 4.4 · 138 km ESE of Tatsugō, Japan · 2026-09-06 15:40 UTC M 4.4 · 39 km NNW of Kashgar, China · 2026-09-06 02:29 UTC M 4.4 · 76 km SW of Kēng Tung, Burma (Myanmar) · 2026-09-05 01:09 UTC M 4.4 · 37 km SSW of Changji, China · 2026-09-03 06:18 UTC M 4.5 · 51 km W of Kuqa, China · 2026-09-22 16:09 UTC M 4.5 · 75 km SE of Kuqa, China · 2026-09-19 15:53 UTC M 4.5 · 273 km NNW of Dêqên, China · 2026-09-19 12:19 UTC M 4.5 · 71 km NE of Simao, China · 2026-09-14 09:07 UTC M 4.5 · 98 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 2026-09-06 16:37 UTC M 4.6 · 25 km NW of Ushibukamachi, Japan · 2026-09-19 12:07 UTC M 4.6 · 57 km ESE of Koseda, Japan · 2026-09-19 07:08 UTC M 4.6 · 204 km N of Daocheng, China · 2026-09-18 12:09 UTC M 4.6 · 20 km ESE of Tsunō, Japan · 2026-09-18 01:07 UTC M 4.6 · 116 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan · 2026-09-13 22:44 UTC M 4.6 · 27 km WSW of Jiyuan, China · 2026-09-09 10:51 UTC M 4.6 · 30 km SW of Zhaotong, China · 2026-09-07 17:31 UTC M 4.7 · 94 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan · 2026-09-15 21:00 UTC M 4.7 · 70 km WSW of Zhaotong, China · 2026-09-10 16:53 UTC M 4.8 · 70 km N of Claveria, Philippines · 2026-09-22 00:08 UTC M 4.8 · 18 km SW of Mongar, Bhutan · 2026-09-19 10:31 UTC M 4.9 · 89 km NNE of Chitre, Nepal · 2026-09-08 16:08 UTC M 5.0 · 38 km E of Nobeoka, Japan · 2026-09-21 13:38 UTC M 5.0 · 281 km SSE of Dunhuang, China · 2026-09-16 05:52 UTC M 5.1 · 88 km NNW of Uken, Japan · 2026-09-22 10:46 UTC M 5.1 · 14 km WNW of Naze, Japan · 2026-09-20 07:28 UTC M 5.1 · 101 km S of Yudomari, Japan · 2026-09-12 20:32 UTC M 5.1 · 273 km SSE of Dunhuang, China · 2026-09-03 17:04 UTC M 5.1 · 119 km NE of Joshīmath, India · 2026-09-03 08:16 UTC M 5.4 · 21 km WNW of Jiangyou, China · 2026-09-03 11:39 UTC

Recent earthquakes in China

Last 30 days, newest first as of 2026-09-23 05:14 UTC

Magnitude Location Depth When (UTC)
M 4.5 51 km W of Kuqa, China 10.0 km deep 2026-09-22 16:09 UTC
M 5.1 88 km NNW of Uken, Japan 10.0 km deep 2026-09-22 10:46 UTC
M 4.8 70 km N of Claveria, Philippines 10.0 km deep 2026-09-22 00:08 UTC
M 5.0 38 km E of Nobeoka, Japan 42.7 km deep 2026-09-21 13:38 UTC
M 5.1 14 km WNW of Naze, Japan 68.8 km deep 2026-09-20 07:28 UTC
M 4.5 75 km SE of Kuqa, China 10.0 km deep 2026-09-19 15:53 UTC
M 4.5 273 km NNW of Dêqên, China 10.0 km deep 2026-09-19 12:19 UTC
M 4.6 25 km NW of Ushibukamachi, Japan 10.0 km deep 2026-09-19 12:07 UTC
M 4.8 18 km SW of Mongar, Bhutan 10.0 km deep 2026-09-19 10:31 UTC
M 4.6 57 km ESE of Koseda, Japan 38.5 km deep 2026-09-19 07:08 UTC
M 4.4 70 km NNW of Uken, Japan 10.0 km deep 2026-09-18 16:27 UTC
M 4.6 204 km N of Daocheng, China 10.0 km deep 2026-09-18 12:09 UTC
M 4.6 20 km ESE of Tsunō, Japan 53.9 km deep 2026-09-18 01:07 UTC
M 5.0 281 km SSE of Dunhuang, China 10.5 km deep 2026-09-16 05:52 UTC
M 4.1 57 km NW of Jumla, Nepal 10.0 km deep 2026-09-15 22:43 UTC
M 4.2 11 km NW of Izumi, Japan 10.0 km deep 2026-09-15 21:09 UTC
M 4.7 94 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan 8.8 km deep 2026-09-15 21:00 UTC
M 4.3 90 km NNW of Ishigaki, Japan 10.0 km deep 2026-09-15 17:16 UTC
M 4.2 70 km WNW of Zangguy, China 10.0 km deep 2026-09-14 21:06 UTC
M 4.5 71 km NE of Simao, China 10.0 km deep 2026-09-14 09:07 UTC
M 4.6 116 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan 10.0 km deep 2026-09-13 22:44 UTC
M 4.3 48 km SE of Hengchun, Taiwan 10.0 km deep 2026-09-13 22:17 UTC
M 4.2 46 km SSW of Hualien City, Taiwan 12.2 km deep 2026-09-13 19:21 UTC
M 5.1 101 km S of Yudomari, Japan 45.5 km deep 2026-09-12 20:32 UTC
M 4.2 25 km NW of Sarupathar, India 123.2 km deep 2026-09-11 17:56 UTC
M 4.7 70 km WSW of Zhaotong, China 10.0 km deep 2026-09-10 16:53 UTC
M 4.6 27 km WSW of Jiyuan, China 10.0 km deep 2026-09-09 10:51 UTC
M 4.3 56 km W of Yonakuni, Japan 47.2 km deep 2026-09-08 22:32 UTC
M 4.9 89 km NNE of Chitre, Nepal 10.0 km deep 2026-09-08 16:08 UTC
M 4.6 30 km SW of Zhaotong, China 10.0 km deep 2026-09-07 17:31 UTC
M 4.5 98 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan 28.5 km deep 2026-09-06 16:37 UTC
M 4.4 138 km ESE of Tatsugō, Japan 10.0 km deep 2026-09-06 15:40 UTC
M 4.4 39 km NNW of Kashgar, China 10.0 km deep 2026-09-06 02:29 UTC
M 4.1 12 km ENE of Murghob, Tajikistan 167.9 km deep 2026-09-05 04:07 UTC
M 4.4 76 km SW of Kēng Tung, Burma (Myanmar) 10.0 km deep 2026-09-05 01:09 UTC
M 4.3 116 km NE of Hengchun, Taiwan 10.0 km deep 2026-09-04 09:10 UTC
M 5.1 273 km SSE of Dunhuang, China 10.0 km deep 2026-09-03 17:04 UTC
M 5.4 21 km WNW of Jiangyou, China 10.0 km deep 2026-09-03 11:39 UTC
M 5.1 119 km NE of Joshīmath, India 10.0 km deep 2026-09-03 08:16 UTC
M 4.4 37 km SSW of Changji, China 10.0 km deep 2026-09-03 06:18 UTC

The largest on record in China

Since 1900, when the instrumental record becomes usable. The largest is M 8.6 at 1950 Assam-Tibet Earthquake on 1950-08-15: great: devastating, felt across enormous distances.

Largest since 1900 USGS

Magnitude Location Date Depth
M 8.6 1950 Assam-Tibet Earthquake 1950-08-15 15.0 km deep
M 8.3 The 1905 Bulnay (Bolnai), Mongolia Earthquake 1905-07-23 15.0 km deep
M 8.2 1920 Hualien, Taiwan Earthquake 1920-06-05 20.0 km deep
M 8.1 1957 Gobi-Altay, Mongolia Earthquake 1957-12-04 30.0 km deep
M 8.1 1910 Taiwan Earthquake 1910-04-12 235.0 km deep
M 8.0 1941 Hyuganada Earthquake 1941-11-18 35.0 km deep
M 8.0 The 1911 Kemin Earthquake, Kyrgyzstan 1911-01-03 20.0 km deep
M 8.0 1934 Bihar-Nepal Earthquake 1934-01-15 15.0 km deep
M 8.0 95 km WSW of Shihezi, China 1906-12-22 15.0 km deep
M 8.0 The 1905 Tsetserleg, Mongolia Earthquake 1905-07-09 15.0 km deep

How these numbers were counted

Counts include every earthquake of magnitude 1.0 and above that USGS located in China. The search is a latitude and longitude rectangle covering China. No region is a rectangle, so events just outside the border can appear; each row shows the location text USGS published, which names the nearest town. Full method, including why counts from different places are not comparable.

Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (FDSN event service). Retrieved 2026-09-23. Public domain.