Earthquakes in China
533 earthquakes have been recorded in China by Global Incident Tracker, 420 of them in 2026. The most recent was on 10 October 2026. These are incidents our sources reported, not an official national total.
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Today (UTC)
31
Last 7 days
420
In 2026
533
Total recorded
Continuous monitoring began 9 August 2026. These counters show what we have recorded since then, not everything that happened.
Most recent earthquakes in China
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M3.3 Earthquake — SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA
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M3.8 Earthquake — NORTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA
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Sismo débil mag. 2.6 (inconfirmado) - Mar de la China Oriental, 11 km al sureste de Oyano Jima , Japón, Saturday 10 Oct 2026 a las 19:00 (GMT +9)
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M3.3 Earthquake — SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA
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M3.7 Earthquake — EASTERN XIZANG-INDIA BORDER REG.
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M3.1 Earthquake — EASTERN XIZANG-INDIA BORDER REG.
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M3.4 Earthquake — SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA
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M3.1 Earthquake — WESTERN SICHUAN, CHINA
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M3.2 Earthquake — WESTERN XIZANG
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M3.8 Earthquake — WESTERN SICHUAN, CHINA
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M4.4 Earthquake — WESTERN XIZANG
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M3.0 Earthquake — EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA
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M3.1 Earthquake — FUJIAN, CHINA
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M3.6 Earthquake — EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA
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M4.6 Earthquake — NORTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA
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Sismo débil mag. 2.8 (inconfirmado) - Mar de la China Oriental, 26 km al este de Wadomari, Japón, Wednesday 7 Oct 2026 a las 02:01 (GMT +9)
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M3.7 Earthquake — EASTERN XIZANG
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M3.2 Earthquake — WESTERN NEI MONGOL, CHINA
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Terremoto moderado mag. 4.7 - Mar de la China Oriental, 77 km al norte de Yonaguni , Japón, Monday 5 Oct 2026 a las 22:30 (GMT +9)
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M4.3 Earthquake — WESTERN XIZANG
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M3.0 Earthquake — CHINA-LAOS BORDER REGION
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M3.1 Earthquake — NORTHEASTERN NEI MONGOL, CHINA
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M3.0 Earthquake — SOUTHERN XINJIANG, CHINA
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Terremoto moderado mag. 4.4 - 14 km al norte de Xunchang, Sichuan, China, Monday 5 Oct 2026 a las 01:19 (Hora Shanghai)
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M3.8 Earthquake — EASTERN SICHUAN, CHINA
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Sismo débil mag. 2.8 (inconfirmado) - Mar de la China Oriental, 16 km al noreste de Goshonoura-jima , Japón, Sunday 4 Oct 2026 a las 20:03 (GMT +9)
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When they happen
September carries the most earthquakes we hold for China — 124 of 533. This is when incidents were reported, so read a quiet month as either a quiet month or thin reporting.
| Month | Recorded | |
|---|---|---|
| January | 13 | |
| February | 23 | |
| March | 22 | |
| April | 37 | |
| May | 33 | |
| June | 51 | |
| July | 38 | |
| August | 83 | |
| September | 124 | |
| October | 73 | |
| November | 13 | |
| December | 23 |
Where this data comes from
Earthquakes have official real-time feeds, and ours come from USGS · EMSC · BMKG · GeoNet · INGV · GDACS.