A magnitude 5.2 earthquake near Changning, Yibin Shi, Sichuan, China, was reported only 14 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a moderately shallow depth of 35. km beneath the epicenter early morning on Monday, August 3rd, 2026, at 2:21 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 5.2 as well. A third agency, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.2.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. Weak shaking might have been felt in Changning (pop. 81,200) located 13 km from the epicenter, Xunchang (pop. 118,700) 17 km away, Yibin (pop. 836,300) 24 km away, Baixi (pop. 88,300) 26 km away, Jiang'an (pop. 67,800) 31 km away, Wenjiang (pop. 68,400) 32 km away, Qingfu (pop. 56,700) 32 km away, and Nanxi (pop. 96,100) 33 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Aug 3, 2026 02:21 am (GMT +8) local time (2 Aug 2026 18:21 GMT)Magnitude: 5.2Depth: 35.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 28.59°N / 104.79°E (Yibin Shi, Sichuan, China)Primary data source: EMSC