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5.1

263 km WSW of Yanglong, China

20 October 2026, 09:41:23 (+03) 2026-10-20 06:41:23 UTC

3 sources: EMSC, USGS, GFZ mb
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Magnitude
5.1 mb
Depth
10.0 km
Coordinates
37.9037, 95.6436
Data consistency
91/100

Regional activity (100 km)

Last 24 hours
0
Last 7 days
1
Last 30 days
2

Approximate energy released

≈ 674 t TNT

2.82e+12 J

Approximated with the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log E = 1.5 M + 4.8); depends on magnitude type. Gutenberg & Richter (1956).

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Impact information reported by sources

  • USGS Earthquake Hazards Program Tsunami flag: No

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Nearby places

No records.

Nearby faults (50 km)

No mapped fault within 50 km.

Last year, within 100 km

2 earthquakes

By magnitude

  • M0 0
  • M1 0
  • M2 0
  • M3 1
  • M4 0
  • M5 1
  • M6 0
  • M7 0
  • M8+ 0

By depth

  • 0–10 km 0
  • 10–20 km 2
  • 20–40 km 0
  • 40–70 km 0
  • 70–150 km 0
  • 150+ km 0

Largest previous earthquakes within 100 km

Largest earthquakes in the platform catalogue and entries from historical catalogues (with citation).

No records.

Comparison with past records

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No earlier earthquakes are recorded in this area.

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Where does this earthquake come from?

Source comparison

Agency Magnitude Depth Time (UTC) Difference from master Original record
EMSC-CSEM
NORTHERN QINGHAI, CHINA
 5.1 mb 10.0 km 06:41:23.510 Δt 0.39 sn · 12.48 km · ΔM 0 Original record
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program Displayed
263 km WSW of Yanglong, China
 5.1 mb 10.0 km 06:41:23.116 Δt 0 sn · 0 km · ΔM 0 Original record
GFZ GEOFON
Qinghai, China
 5.2 mb 10.0 km 06:41:23.860 Δt 0.74 sn · 23.54 km · ΔM +0.1 Original record

This value summarises agreement between sources; it is not a measure of scientific accuracy. Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC-CSEM) — CC BY 4.0 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Earthquake Hazards Program — Public domain (U.S. Government) GEOFON Program, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences — CC BY 4.0

Revision history

  1. 20.10.2026 12:50:28 · EMSC · update

    latitude: 37.8 → 37.8052 longitude: 95.51 → 95.5753 time: 2026-10-20T06:41:22.800+00:00 → 2026-10-20T06:41:23.510+00:00

  2. 20.10.2026 11:45:17 · EMSC · update

    latitude: 37.735 → 37.8 longitude: 95.514 → 95.51 time: 2026-10-20T06:41:23.810+00:00 → 2026-10-20T06:41:22.800+00:00

  3. 20.10.2026 11:10:31 · EMSC · update

    latitude: 37.9037 → 37.735 longitude: 95.6436 → 95.514 time: 2026-10-20T06:41:23.116+00:00 → 2026-10-20T06:41:23.810+00:00

  4. 20.10.2026 09:56:37 · SISTEM · recompute

    source count: 2 → 3 review status: automatic → reviewed confirming sources: emsc,gfz → emsc,usgs,gfz preferred source: 3 → 4

  5. 20.10.2026 09:56:36 · EMSC · update

    depth: 35 → 10 latitude: 37.7647 → 37.9037 longitude: 95.4508 → 95.6436 magnitude: 5 → 5.1 time: 2026-10-20T06:41:26.900+00:00 → 2026-10-20T06:41:23.116+00:00

  6. 20.10.2026 09:56:36 · SISTEM · recompute

    depth: 35 → 10 latitude: 37.7647 → 37.9037 longitude: 95.4508 → 95.6436 magnitude: 5 → 5.1 time: 2026-10-20T06:41:26.900Z → 2026-10-20 06:41:23.116+00:00

  7. 20.10.2026 09:56:32 · GFZ · update

    latitude: 37.837 → 37.729 longitude: 95.522 → 95.492 magnitude: 5 → 5.2 time: 2026-10-20T06:41:23.660+00:00 → 2026-10-20T06:41:23.860+00:00

  8. 20.10.2026 09:55:33 · EMSC · update

    depth: 13 → 35 latitude: 37.7197 → 37.7647 longitude: 95.4502 → 95.4508 time: 2026-10-20T06:41:24.520+00:00 → 2026-10-20T06:41:26.900+00:00

  9. 20.10.2026 09:55:33 · SISTEM · recompute

    depth: 13 → 35 latitude: 37.7197 → 37.7647 longitude: 95.4502 → 95.4508 time: 2026-10-20T06:41:24.520Z → 2026-10-20 06:41:26.900+00:00

  10. 20.10.2026 09:54:33 · SISTEM · recompute

    depth: 10 → 13 latitude: 37.837 → 37.7197 longitude: 95.522 → 95.4502 time: 2026-10-20T06:41:23.660Z → 2026-10-20 06:41:24.520+00:00 source count: 1 → 2 confirming sources: gfz → emsc,gfz preferred source: 5 → 3

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