Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake at unknown depth24 Oct 19:47 UTC: First to report: NCS after 13 minutes.24 Oct 19:50: Now using data updates from EMSC24 Oct 19:53: Now using data updates from USGSI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 24, 2026 19:34:13 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Oct 25, 2026, at 03:34 am (Asia/Shanghai GMT +8)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.30Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude28.7603°N / 88.3994°ERikaze Diqu, Tibet, ChinaAlso near: India 75 km (47 mi) awaySeismic antipode28.7603°S / 91.601°WQuality55 seismic stationsShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceUSGS (United States Geological Survey)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeClear Sky -6.3°C (21 F), humidity: 43%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from SEstimated seismic energy released1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.3 | about seismic energy27 minutes agoOct 24, 2026 19:34 GMT / Oct 25, 2026 03:34 am (Shanghai time)Lat / Lng: 28.7603 / 88.3994: 71 km SW of Rikaze, ChinaSource: USGSOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.4 / 15 km, NCS: 4.4 / 15 km, 1 more...Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23462280',28.76030,88.39940,'27 minutes ago: Mag. 4.3, 71 km SW of Rikaze, China',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in ChinaNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Xigazê, a town with 80,000 inhabitants in China, in 72 km (45 mi) distance northeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. In the capital of Bhutan, Thimphu, 189 km (117 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake was probably felt as very weak shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry72 km (45 mi)NE of epicenterXigazê(pop: 80,000)III: WeakRikaze Diqu, TibetChina94 km (59 mi)NE of epicenterLuobuqiongzi(pop: 42,600)II: Very weakRikaze Diqu, TibetChina118 km (74 mi)E of epicenterJiangzi(pop: 10,000)II: Very weakRikaze Diqu, TibetChina140 km (87 mi)S of epicenterMangan(pop: 4,640)II: Very weakMangan, SikkimIndia161 km (100 mi)S of epicenterGangtok(pop: 100,300)II: Very weakSikkimIndia177 km (110 mi)S of epicenterRangpo(pop: 10,500)II: Very weakPakyong, SikkimIndia177 km (110 mi)S of epicenterNamchi(pop: 12,200)II: Very weakNamchi, SikkimIndia178 km (111 mi)SE of epicenterParo(pop: 11,400)II: Very weakParo Dzongkhag Bhutan180 km (112 mi)SW of epicenterLobuche(pop: 8,770)II: Very weakSolukhumbu, KoshiNepal186 km (115 mi)NE of epicenterNyemo(pop: 30,000)II: Very weakLhasa Shi, TibetChina188 km (117 mi)S of epicenterKalimpong(pop: 43,000)II: Very weakWest BengalIndia189 km (117 mi)SE of epicenterThimphu(pop: 98,700)II: Very weakThimphu Dzongkhag Bhutan193 km (120 mi)S of epicenterDarjiling(pop: 123,800)II: Very weakDarjiling, West BengalIndia193 km (120 mi)SW of epicenterKhadbari(pop: 22,900)II: Very weakSankhuwasabha, KoshiNepal195 km (121 mi)SE of epicenterPunakha(pop: 21,500)II: Very weakPunakha Dzongkhag Bhutan209 km (130 mi)S of epicenterKurseong(pop: 46,400)II: Very weakDarjiling, West BengalIndia211 km (131 mi)S of epicenterIlam(pop: 17,500)II: Very weakKoshiNepal215 km (134 mi)S of epicenterOdlabari(pop: 12,300)II: Very weakJalpaiguri, West BengalIndia224 km (139 mi)SW of epicenterDhankuta(pop: 22,100)II: Very weakKoshiNepal228 km (142 mi)S of epicenterSiliguri(pop: 515,600)II: Very weakDarjiling, West BengalIndia229 km (143 mi)S of epicenterBagdogra(pop: 17,400)II: Very weakDarjiling, West BengalIndia232 km (144 mi)S of epicenterNaksalbari(pop: 57,300)II: Very weakDarjiling, West BengalIndia233 km (145 mi)SE of epicenterJaigaon(pop: 158,700)II: Very weakAlipurduar, West BengalIndia233 km (145 mi)SE of epicenterPhuntsholing(pop: 27,700)II: Very weakChhukha Dzongkhag Bhutan236 km (147 mi)E of epicenterQuxu(pop: 41,900)II: Very weakLhasa Shi, TibetChina237 km (147 mi)S of epicenterGoyerkata(pop: 66,400)II: Very weakJalpaiguri, West BengalIndia240 km (149 mi)S of epicenterBirpara(pop: 30,000)II: Very weakAlipurduar, West BengalIndia243 km (151 mi)SE of epicenterHasimara(pop: 40,000)II: Very weakAlipurduar, West BengalIndia243 km (151 mi)SW of epicenterDharan(pop: 173,100)II: Very weakSunsari, KoshiNepal249 km (155 mi)S of epicenterDhupgari(pop: 41,200)II: Very weakJalpaiguri, West BengalIndia257 km (160 mi)SE of epicenterTsirang(pop: 22,400)II: Very weakTsirang Dzongkhag Bhutan258 km (160 mi)SW of epicenterItahari(pop: 48,000)II: Very weakSunsari, KoshiNepal260 km (162 mi)SW of epicenterCharikot(pop: 40,000)I: Not feltDolakha, Bagmati ProvinceNepal262 km (163 mi)NE of epicenterDeqen(pop: 62,400)I: Not feltLhasa Shi, TibetChina269 km (167 mi)SW of epicenterInaruwa(pop: 70,100)I: Not feltSunsari, KoshiNepal276 km (171 mi)SW of epicenterTriyuga(pop: 71,400)I: Not feltUdaipur, KoshiNepal280 km (174 mi)E of epicenterLhasa(pop: 118,700)I: Not feltTibetChina295 km (183 mi)SW of epicenterLahan(pop: 103,000)I: Not feltSiraha, MadheshNepal318 km (198 mi)SW of epicenterSiraha(pop: 24,700)I: Not feltMadheshNepal328 km (204 mi)SW of epicenterJainagar(pop: 21,800)I: Not feltMadhubani, State of BiharIndiaNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-10-24EpicenterAgency4.310 km6.2 mi(*)19:34:13.22371 km SW of Rikaze, ChinaUSGS (United States Geological Survey)4.415 km9.3 mi19:34:18Xizang2.7 km (1.7 mi) epicenter difference with USGSRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)4.415 km9.3 mi19:34:18Tibet, 121km NNW of Lachung, Sikkim, India2.7 km (1.7 mi) epicenter difference with USGSNCS (National Center for Seismology)4.415 km9.3 mi19:34:18WESTERN XIZANG2.7 km (1.7 mi) epicenter difference with USGSEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 2 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Oct 25, 2026 03:34 am (Shanghai)27 minutes ago4.310 km0 km - This quake72 km SW of Xigazê, Tibet, ChinaMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 56 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 37.1 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 5 or higher: 0.14 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 7.1 years)Mag. 4 or higher: 9.3 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 31.2 quakes per year (or 2.6 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 34.9 quakes per year (or 2.9 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 8 quakes above magnitude 5 since 1970, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake