Moderate magnitude 4.2 earthquake at unknown depth5 Nov 15:14 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 8 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeNov 5, 2026 15:07:02 UTC - Local time at epicenterThursday, Nov 5, 2026, at 11:07 pm (Asia/Shanghai GMT +8)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude4.20Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude30.4398°N / 94.5415°ENyingchi Prefecture, Tibet, ChinaSeismic antipode30.4398°S / 85.459°WShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeLight Snow 1.4°C (35 F), humidity: 90%, wind: 2 m/s (3 kts) from ESEEstimated seismic energy released1.3 x 1011 joules (35 megawatt hours, equivalent to 30.1 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.2 | about seismic energy12 minutes agoNov 5, 2026 15:07 GMT / Nov 5, 2026 11:07 pm (Shanghai time)Lat / Lng: 30.4398 / 94.5415: China: Eastern XizangSource: EMSCDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23609333',30.43980,94.54150,'12 minutes ago: Mag. 4.2, China: Eastern Xizang',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 Nyingchi, a city with more than 200,000 inhabitants in China, in 90 km (56 mi) distance south of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry89 km (55 mi)S of epicenterBayi(pop: 21,400)II: Very weakNyingchi Prefecture, TibetChina90 km (56 mi)S of epicenterNyingchi(pop: 200,000)II: Very weakTibetChina145 km (90 mi)SE of epicenterMotuo(pop: 3,160)II: Very weakNyingchi Prefecture, TibetChina249 km (155 mi)S of epicenterJining(pop: 20,700)I: Not feltWest Siang, State of Arunachal PradeshIndia254 km (158 mi)S of epicenterAlong(pop: 18,400)I: Not feltWest Siang, State of Arunachal PradeshIndia264 km (164 mi)E of epicenterChamdo(pop: 86,300)I: Not feltTibetChina264 km (164 mi)NW of epicenterNagqu(pop: 30,000)I: Not feltTibetChina275 km (171 mi)S of epicenterPasighat(pop: 25,600)I: Not feltEast Siang, State of Arunachal PradeshIndia279 km (173 mi)W of epicenterMaizhokunggar(pop: 49,500)I: Not feltLhasa Shi, TibetChina299 km (185 mi)SW of epicenterLhoka(pop: 353,700)I: Not feltShannan Diqu, TibetChina317 km (197 mi)S of epicenterSilapathar(pop: 25,700)I: Not feltDhemaji, AssamIndia319 km (198 mi)W of epicenterDagze(pop: 32,300)I: Not feltLhasa Shi, TibetChina321 km (199 mi)SE of epicenterTezu(pop: 18,200)I: Not feltLohit District, State of Arunachal PradeshIndia321 km (200 mi)W of epicenterLhuenzhub(pop: 50,600)I: Not feltLhasa Shi, TibetChina329 km (205 mi)W of epicenterDamxung(pop: 47,900)I: Not feltLhasa Shi, TibetChina331 km (206 mi)S of epicenterDibrugarh(pop: 145,500)I: Not feltAssamIndia334 km (208 mi)S of epicenterDum Duma(pop: 21,700)I: Not feltTinsukia, AssamIndia338 km (210 mi)S of epicenterTinsukia(pop: 116,300)I: Not feltAssamIndia340 km (211 mi)S of epicenterMakum(pop: 16,900)I: Not feltTinsukia, AssamIndia343 km (213 mi)W of epicenterLhasa(pop: 118,700)I: Not feltTibetChina348 km (216 mi)W of epicenterChengguan Qu(pop: 478,300)I: Not feltLhasa Shi, TibetChina351 km (218 mi)S of epicenterDuliajan(pop: 28,600)I: Not feltDibrugarh, AssamIndia351 km (218 mi)S of epicenterDuliajan Oil Town(pop: 28,600)I: Not feltDibrugarh, AssamIndia353 km (219 mi)W of epicenterDoilungdeqen(pop: 137,500)I: Not feltLhasa Shi, TibetChina355 km (220 mi)S of epicenterDigboi(pop: 21,700)I: Not feltTinsukia, AssamIndia359 km (223 mi)S of epicenterNorth Lakhimpur(pop: 59,800)I: Not feltLakhimpur, AssamIndia359 km (223 mi)S of epicenterNahorkatiya(pop: 18,900)I: Not feltDibrugarh, AssamIndia368 km (228 mi)S of epicenterMargherita(pop: 26,900)I: Not feltTinsukia, AssamIndia368 km (229 mi)NE of epicenterYushu(pop: 141,300)I: Not feltQinghaiChina369 km (229 mi)S of epicenterNamrup(pop: 18,400)I: Not feltDibrugarh, AssamIndia371 km (231 mi)W of epicenterDeqen(pop: 62,400)I: Not feltLhasa Shi, TibetChina380 km (236 mi)S of epicenterNaharlagun(pop: 36,200)I: Not feltPapum Pare, State of Arunachal PradeshIndia384 km (238 mi)S of epicenterItanagar(pop: 59,500)I: Not feltPapum Pare, State of Arunachal PradeshIndia384 km (239 mi)S of epicenterSibsagar(pop: 62,100)I: Not feltSibsagar, AssamIndia387 km (240 mi)W of epicenterQuxu(pop: 41,900)I: Not feltLhasa Shi, TibetChina411 km (255 mi)S of epicenterJorhat(pop: 126,700)I: Not feltAssamIndia438 km (272 mi)W of epicenterNyemo(pop: 30,000)I: Not feltLhasa Shi, TibetChina441 km (274 mi)S of epicenterGolaghat(pop: 42,000)I: Not feltAssamIndia456 km (284 mi)S of epicenterTezpur(pop: 75,500)I: Not feltSonitpur, AssamIndiaNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-11-5EpicenterAgency4.210 km6.2 mi(*)15:07:02EASTERN XIZANGEMSC (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 (1 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Nov 5, 2026 11:07 pm (Shanghai)12 minutes ago4.210 km0 km - This quake90 km N of Nyingchi, 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 13.5 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 0.32 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3.2 years)Mag. 4 or higher: 10.3 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 12.5 quakes per yearMag. 2 or higher: 12.5 quakes per yearThe area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake