2025 Tibet earthquake
Collapsed and damaged homes in Tingri County | |
| UTC time | 2025-01-07 01:05:16 |
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| ISC event | 642702627 |
| USGS-ANSS | ComCat |
| Local date | 7 January 2025 |
| Local time | 09:05 CST (UTC+8) |
| Duration | 24 seconds |
| Magnitude | Mw 7.1 Ms 6.8 |
| Depth | 10.0 km (6.2 mi) |
| Epicenter | 28°38′20″N 87°21′40″E / 28.639°N 87.361°E |
| Type | Normal |
| Areas affected | Southwestern China, Nepal and northern India |
| Max. intensity | CSIS IX (MMI IX) |
| Peak acceleration | 0.419 g |
| Foreshocks | mb 4.1 |
| Aftershocks | 3,614 recorded Strongest: mb 5.5 |
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On 7 January 2025 at 09:05 CST (UTC+8), an earthquake measuring Mw 7.1 struck Tingri County, located in the Shigatse prefecture-level city of the Tibet Autonomous Region of Southwestern China. Between 126 and 400 people were killed and 338 were injured in the region. The earthquake also injured 13 people in Nepal and caused minor damage in Northern India. Shaking was felt across South Asia. The earthquake was the largest in China since the Maduo earthquake in May 2021 and the deadliest since the Jishishan earthquake in December 2023. It was caused by normal faulting and originated within the continental crust at 10 km (6.2 mi) depth.