Asia
Earthquakes in China
Every earthquake in and around China since 1900: how often it shakes, the strongest on record and the latest quakes. Offshore quakes within 300 km of its towns count too.
Past 30 days44M2.5+
Past year350M2.5+
Magnitude 6+300since 1900
StrongestM 7.91906 · 95 km WSW of Shihezi, China
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Magnitude 4.5+ per year since 1900
Before the 1970s fewer stations were recording, so early years undercount the smaller quakes.
The strongest earthquakes in China
- 7.9 95 km WSW of Shihezi, China Dec 22, 1906
- 7.9 125 km E of Baiyin, China Dec 16, 1920
- 7.9 58 km W of Tianpeng, China May 12, 2008
- 7.9 172 km SE of Altay, China Aug 10, 1931
- 7.8 108 km WSW of Laojunmiao, China Dec 25, 1932
- 7.8 Southern Qinghai, China Jan 7, 1937
- 7.8 Southern Qinghai, China Nov 14, 2001
- 7.7 145 km NW of Jinghong, China Nov 6, 1988
- 7.7 89 km WSW of Nagqu, China Nov 18, 1951
- 7.7 31 km SSW of Wuwei, China May 22, 1927
Last 24 months
How deep
The latest
- 4.6 80 km SE of Bole, China Oct 28, 2026
- 4.0 249 km NE of Nagqu, China Oct 28, 2026
- 4.7 81 km ENE of Mazha, China Oct 28, 2026
- 5.4 210 km ENE of Nagqu, China Oct 27, 2026
- 4.5 107 km WNW of Tumxuk, China Oct 26, 2026
- 4.7 170 km ENE of Nagqu, China Oct 25, 2026
- 4.5 203 km ENE of Nagqu, China Oct 25, 2026
- 5.9 218 km ENE of Nagqu, China Oct 25, 2026
- 5.1 199 km ENE of Nagqu, China Oct 25, 2026
- 4.3 71 km SW of Rikaze, China Oct 24, 2026
- 4.6 195 km NE of Nagqu, China Oct 24, 2026
- 5.3 223 km ENE of Nagqu, China Oct 24, 2026
- 4.9 41 km SSE of Kax, China Oct 24, 2026
- 4.9 209 km ENE of Nagqu, China Oct 24, 2026
- 4.3 210 km NE of Nagqu, China Oct 23, 2026