Biggest Earthquakes Near China - Since 1917
A comprehensive real-time tracking of the biggest and strongest earthquakes China in the last since 1917.
Biggest Earthquakes in China
By Magnitude, Last Since 1917
| Map Index | When | Where | Magnitude | Depth (km / mi) | Lat / Long | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 74 Years Ago | 🇮🇳 1950 Assam-Tibet | 8.6 | 1138 | 15.00 / 9.32 | 28.36 / 96.44 |
| 2 | 91 Years Ago | 🇳🇵 Nepal | 8.0 | 985 | 15.00 / 9.32 | 27.27 / 86.94 |
| 3 | 118 Years Ago | 🇨🇳 95 km WSW Of Shihezi, China | 8.0 | 972 | 15.00 / 9.32 | 43.99 / 84.93 |
| 4 | 104 Years Ago | 🇨🇳 125 km E Of Baiyin, China | 7.9 | 970 | 15.00 / 9.32 | 36.36 / 105.55 |
| 5 | 17 Years Ago | 🇨🇳 58 km W Of Tianpeng, China | 7.9 | 1870 | 19.00 / 11.81 | 31.00 / 103.32 |
| 6 | 93 Years Ago | 🇨🇳 172 km SE Of Altay, China | 7.9 | 960 | 10.00 / 6.21 | 46.86 / 89.89 |
| 7 | 92 Years Ago | 🇨🇳 108 km WSW Of Laojunmiao, China | 7.8 | 946 | 15.00 / 9.32 | 39.46 / 96.56 |
| 8 | 88 Years Ago | 🇨🇳 Southern Qinghai, China | 7.8 | 938 | 15.00 / 9.32 | 35.33 / 97.76 |
| 9 | 23 Years Ago | 🇨🇳 Southern Qinghai, China | 7.8 | 936 | 10.00 / 6.21 | 35.95 / 90.54 |
| 10 | 10 Years Ago | 🇳🇵 67 km NNE Of Bharatpur, Nepal | 7.8 | 2820 | 8.22 / 5.11 | 28.23 / 84.73 |
| 11 | 73 Years Ago | 🇨🇳 89 km WSW Of Nagqu, China | 7.7 | 912 | 30.00 / 18.64 | 31.06 / 91.26 |
| 12 | 36 Years Ago | 🇨🇳 145 km NW Of Jinghong, China | 7.7 | 912 | 17.80 / 11.06 | 22.79 / 99.61 |
| 13 | 98 Years Ago | 🇨🇳 31 km SSW Of Wuwei, China | 7.7 | 912 | 15.00 / 9.32 | 37.67 / 102.49 |
| 14 | 94 Years Ago | 🇲🇲 37 km S Of Sarupathar, India | 7.6 | 884 | 15.00 / 9.32 | 25.87 / 96.76 |
| 15 | 78 Years Ago | 🇨🇳 Qinghai-Sichuan Border Region, China | 7.6 | 884 | 15.00 / 9.32 | 33.50 / 99.49 |
| 16 | 27 Years Ago | 🇨🇳 Western Xizang | 7.5 | 865 | 33.00 / 20.51 | 35.07 / 87.33 |
| 17 | 48 Years Ago | 🇨🇳 17 km NE Of Penguanzhuang, China | 7.5 | 865 | 23.00 / 14.29 | 39.57 / 117.98 |
| 18 | 110 Years Ago | 🇨🇳 160 km WNW Of Hami, China | 7.4 | 847 | 15.00 / 9.32 | 43.23 / 91.62 |
| 19 | 48 Years Ago | 🇨🇳 6 km SW Of Linxi, China | 7.4 | 842 | 26.00 / 16.16 | 39.66 / 118.40 |
| 20 | 52 Years Ago | 🇨🇳 203 km NW Of Kangding, China | 7.4 | 842 | 33.00 / 20.51 | 31.40 / 100.58 |
| 21 | 72 Years Ago | 🇨🇳 101 km SSW Of Nagqu, China | 7.4 | 842 | 25.00 / 15.53 | 30.65 / 91.60 |
| 22 | 91 Years Ago | 🇨🇳 101 km WNW Of Jiangyou, China | 7.4 | 838 | 15.00 / 9.32 | 31.96 / 103.67 |
| 23 | 107 Years Ago | 🇨🇳 7 km S Of Huanggang, China | 7.4 | 836 | 15.00 / 9.32 | 23.61 / 117.00 |
| 24 | 76 Years Ago | 🇨🇳 110 km ENE Of Kuqa, China | 7.4 | 833 | 10.00 / 6.21 | 41.93 / 84.24 |
| 25 | 90 Years Ago | 🇨🇳 200 km NW Of DêQêN, China | 7.3 | 824 | 15.00 / 9.32 | 31.16 / 89.16 |