M 5.9 earthquake – 218 km ENE of Nagqu, China

Oct 25, 2026 · 11:25 UTC · 5 days ago
Local time: Oct 25, 2026 · 19:25 (UTC+8)

ModerateShallow · 7.0 kmPAGER green Reviewed by a seismologist

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Magnitude: 5.9moment magnitude (mww)
Depth: 7.0 kmShallow earthquake
Epicenter: 32.462, 94.053218 km from Nagqu
Energy released: 11 kilotons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
Felt reports: —"Did You Feel It?" responses
Shaking intensity: 7.1max. instrumental (MMI)
Aftershocks: 2M2.5+ within 30 km, up to 60 days
Significance: 536USGS score, 0–1,000+

Not rare around here

An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Oct 22, 2026.

How strong was it?

Moderate earthquake. It released 11 kilotons of TNT, 22 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.

Chile 1960 M 9.5

Japan 2011 M 9.1

San Francisco 1906 M 7.9

Turkey 2023 M 7.8

Haiti 2010 M 7.0

Northridge 1994 M 6.7

This earthquake M 5.9

Aftershocks

2 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 30 km in the 60 days after.

The strongest earthquakes within 300 km

Since 1900, around China.

In the week before

Earthquakes within 30 km in the 7 days before this one: possible foreshocks.