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Moderate mag. 4.9 earthquake - 30 km southeast of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China, on Thursday, Jan 26, 2023 at 7:21 am (GMT +8) -

This quake was likely an aftershock of the 5.5 quake 28 km south of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China, Jan 26, 2023 3:49 am (GMT +8), which had occurred 4 hours earlier.

Updated: Jan 27, 2023 08:42 GMT - refresh

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Moderate mag. 4.9 earthquake - 30 km southeast of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China, on Thursday, Jan 26, 2023 at 7:21 am (GMT +8)

Moderate magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 10 km depth

25 Jan 23:33 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 12 minutes.
25 Jan 23:40: Now using data updates from USGS

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Earthquake details

Date & time	Jan 25, 2023 23:21:33 UTC -
Local time at epicenter	Thursday, Jan 26, 2023 at 7:21 am (GMT +8)
Status	Confirmed
Magnitude	4.9
Depth	10.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude	29.7569°N / 102.0783°E (Garzê, Sichuan, China)
Antipode	29.757°S / 77.922°W
Shaking intensity	Weak shaking
Felt	1 report
Primary data source	USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Nearest volcano	###NEARESTVOLCANO2###
Nearby towns and cities	30 km (18 mi) SSE of Kandin (pop: 100,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 152 km (94 mi) WSW of Linqiong (pop: 55,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 164 km (102 mi) W of Leshan (Province de Sichuan) (pop: 154,500) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 193 km (120 mi) WNW of Luocheng (pop: 73,600) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 208 km (129 mi) N of Xichang (pop: 126,800) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 216 km (134 mi) WSW of Chengdu (pop: 13,568,400) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 265 km (165 mi) W of Zigong (pop: 1,262,100) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby 402 km (250 mi) WSW of Nanchong (pop: 7,150,000) \| Show on map \| Quakes nearby
Weather at epicenter at time of quake	Scattered Clouds -1°C (30 F), humidity: 54%, wind: 2 m/s (5 kts) from W
Estimated seismic energy released	1.4 x 10¹² joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 tons of TNT) \| about seismic energy

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Mag.	Depth	Location	Source
4.9	10 km	29 Km SSE of Kangding, China	USGS
4.9	40 km	WESTERN SICHUAN, CHINA	EMSC
4.4	14 km	China: 四川甘孜州泸定县	CEIC
4.9	10 km	Sichuan, China	RaspberryShake
4.8	10 km	Sichuan, China	GFZ
4.9	10 km	Sichuan, China	IRIS
4.9	10 km	Sichuan, China	GeoAu

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Seismic station: Son La Vietnam (SLV/RM network) | Distance from quake: 955 km / 594 mi | Show on map | Station Info

Seismic station Son La Vietnam: vertical movement plot around time of quake (source: IRIS/BUD)

Seismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.2-5.0 Hz. Source: IRIS Buffer of Uniform Data (BUD) webtool

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Sharjah / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s

Earlier earthquakes in the same area since 1900

Date and time GMT	Mag Depth	Distance	Location	Details
May 12, 2008 06:28 15 years ago	7.9 19 km	183km / 114mi	59 km W of Tianpeng, Chengdu Shi, Sichuan, China	More
Feb 6, 1973 10:37 50 years ago	7.4 33 km	232km / 144mi	204 km NW of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
Apr 14, 1955 01:29 68 years ago	7.1 10 km	38km / 24mi	20 km W of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
May 25, 1948 07:11 75 years ago	7.1 55 km	166km / 103mi	149 km W of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
Mar 24, 1923 12:40 100 years ago	7.0 15 km	213km / 132mi	184 km NW of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
Jul 30, 1917 23:54 106 years ago	6.9 15 km	256km / 159mi	Yunnan, 52 km W of Xunchang, Sichuan, China	More
Jan 23, 1981 21:13 42 years ago	6.8 33 km	161km / 100mi	132 km NW of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
May 10, 1974 19:25 49 years ago	6.8 11 km	253km / 157mi	Yunnan, 84 km SW of Xuzhou Cheng, Yibin Shi, Sichuan, China	More
May 16, 1936 07:05 87 years ago	6.8 15 km	203km / 126mi	91 km W of Xuzhou Cheng, Yibin Shi, Sichuan, China	More
Apr 26, 1936 23:59 87 years ago	6.7 15 km	201km / 125mi	96 km W of Xuzhou Cheng, Yibin Shi, Sichuan, China	More
Feb 9, 1908 18:13 115 years ago	6.7 15 km	148km / 92mi	149 km SW of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
Sep 5, 2022 04:52 21 weeks ago	6.6 10 km	20km / 12mi	44 km SE of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
Apr 20, 2013 00:02 10 years ago	6.6 12 km	103km / 64mi	51 km W of Linqiong, Sichuan, China	More
Sep 30, 1952 12:52 70 years ago	6.6 10 km	149km / 92mi	59 km N of Xichang, Liangshan Yizu Zizhizhou, Sichuan, China	More
Nov 6, 1976 18:04 46 years ago	6.5 33 km	259km / 161mi	Sichuan, 116 km NE of Lijiang, Yunnan, China	More
Aug 30, 1967 04:22 55 years ago	6.4 10 km	272km / 169mi	243 km NW of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
May 12, 2008 11:11 15 years ago	6.1 10 km	219km / 136mi	40 km NW of Tianpeng, Chengdu Shi, Sichuan, China	More
Sep 22, 1989 02:25 33 years ago	6.1 15 km	206km / 128mi	182 km N of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
Jun 27, 1961 07:03 62 years ago	6.1 15 km	315km / 195mi	4.1 km NW of Shangri-La, China	More
Jun 25, 1952 23:19 71 years ago	6.1 10 km	9km / 5mi	30 km SE of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
Nov 22, 2014 08:55 8 years ago	6.0 10 km	71km / 44mi	41 km N of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
Jan 15, 1975 11:34 48 years ago	6.0 33 km	53km / 33mi	71 km S of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
Feb 7, 1958 23:23 65 years ago	6.0 25 km	265km / 165mi	51 km NW of Deyang, Sichuan, China	More
Jun 1, 2022 09:00 34 weeks ago	5.9 10 km	114km / 71mi	45 km W of Linqiong, Sichuan, China	More
Oct 1, 1955 06:29 67 years ago	5.9 15 km	67km / 42mi	51 km W of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
May 13, 2008 07:07 15 years ago	5.8 9 km	165km / 103mi	59 km NW of Linqiong, Sichuan, China	More
Nov 25, 2014 15:19 8 years ago	5.7 30 km	55km / 34mi	25 km N of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
Feb 23, 2001 00:09 22 years ago	5.6 33 km	96km / 59mi	97 km SW of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
Aug 16, 1971 22:37 51 years ago	5.6 20 km	182km / 113mi	87 km S of Leshan, Sichuan, China	More
Feb 24, 1970 02:07 53 years ago	5.6 15 km	144km / 89mi	33 km NW of Linqiong, Sichuan, China	More
Jan 25, 2023 19:49 1 day 13 hours ago	5.5 10 km	3km / 2mi	28 km S of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
Aug 6, 1986 19:55 37 years ago	5.4 34 km	122km / 76mi	124 km SW of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
Jun 28, 1973 21:59 50 years ago	5.4 33 km	178km / 111mi	74 km S of Leshan, Sichuan, China	More
Oct 22, 2022 05:17 14 weeks ago	5.3 39 km	14km / 9mi	43 km S of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
Jun 1, 2022 09:03 34 weeks ago	5.3 10 km	96km / 60mi	57 km W of Linqiong, Sichuan, China	More
Apr 21, 2013 09:05 10 years ago	5.2 9.4 km	109km / 68mi	46 km W of Linqiong, Sichuan, China	More
Apr 20, 2013 20:53 10 years ago	5.2 9.8 km	115km / 71mi	39 km W of Linqiong, Sichuan, China	More
Jun 28, 1973 21:58 50 years ago	5.2 33 km	164km / 102mi	56 km S of Leshan, Sichuan, China	More
Apr 20, 2013 03:34 10 years ago	5.1 12 km	94km / 59mi	57 km SW of Linqiong, Sichuan, China	More
Apr 20, 2013 01:37 10 years ago	5.1 12 km	106km / 66mi	47 km W of Linqiong, Sichuan, China	More
Apr 27, 2010 20:22 13 years ago	5.1 10 km	98km / 61mi	70 km NW of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
Feb 26, 2008 17:50 15 years ago	5.1 24 km	47km / 29mi	20 km NW of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
Jun 9, 1989 14:46 34 years ago	5.1 10 km	46km / 28mi	75 km SE of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
Mar 16, 1975 05:26 48 years ago	5.1 33 km	64km / 40mi	86 km S of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
Apr 21, 2013 03:59 10 years ago	5.0 12 km	105km / 65mi	47 km SW of Linqiong, Sichuan, China	More
May 12, 2008 15:28 15 years ago	5.0 10 km	200km / 124mi	41 km W of Tianpeng, Chengdu Shi, Sichuan, China	More
May 12, 2008 13:40 15 years ago	5.0 10 km	197km / 123mi	41 km W of Tianpeng, Chengdu Shi, Sichuan, China	More
May 12, 2008 10:23 15 years ago	5.0 10 km	183km / 113mi	55 km W of Tianpeng, Chengdu Shi, Sichuan, China	More
May 12, 2008 08:10 15 years ago	5.0 10 km	204km / 127mi	41 km W of Tianpeng, Chengdu Shi, Sichuan, China	More
Feb 14, 2001 07:27 22 years ago	5.0 33 km	96km / 59mi	96 km SW of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
Oct 13, 1993 23:34 29 years ago	5.0 33 km	181km / 112mi	109 km S of Leshan, Sichuan, China	More
Jun 28, 1973 22:04 50 years ago	5.0 33 km	163km / 101mi	49 km S of Leshan, Sichuan, China	More
May 20, 2022 00:36 36 weeks ago	4.9 10 km	65km / 40mi	74 km E of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
Sep 16, 2003 08:00 19 years ago	4.9 53 km	108km / 67mi	108 km SW of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
Sep 5, 2022 11:26 21 weeks ago	4.8 10 km	22km / 14mi	49 km SE of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
Mar 17, 2016 17:19 7 years ago	4.8 10 km	16km / 10mi	45 km S of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
Apr 22, 2013 21:54 10 years ago	4.8 10 km	119km / 74mi	33 km SW of Linqiong, Sichuan, China	More
Apr 20, 2013 11:12 10 years ago	4.8 10 km	120km / 75mi	34 km W of Linqiong, Sichuan, China	More
Apr 20, 2013 01:20 10 years ago	4.8 12 km	117km / 73mi	35 km SW of Linqiong, Sichuan, China	More
Apr 20, 2013 01:11 10 years ago	4.8 12 km	134km / 83mi	56 km NW of Linqiong, Sichuan, China	More
Apr 20, 2013 00:37 10 years ago	4.8 10.1 km	109km / 68mi	43 km W of Linqiong, Sichuan, China	More
Apr 20, 2013 00:31 10 years ago	4.8 10 km	122km / 76mi	31 km W of Linqiong, Sichuan, China	More
Jul 13, 2012 19:18 11 years ago	4.8 10 km	100km / 62mi	82 km W of Leshan, Sichuan, China	More
Oct 30, 2005 14:24 17 years ago	4.8 10 km	89km / 55mi	63 km NW of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
Jan 15, 1990 03:19 33 years ago	4.8 22 km	158km / 98mi	33 km NW of Linqiong, Sichuan, China	More
Apr 25, 1988 13:40 35 years ago	4.8 10 km	140km / 87mi	35 km NW of Linqiong, Sichuan, China	More
Mar 2, 1982 00:42 41 years ago	4.8 33 km	69km / 43mi	75 km E of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
Feb 12, 1981 22:35 42 years ago	4.8 33 km	150km / 93mi	33 km NW of Linqiong, Sichuan, China	More
May 30, 1978 18:05 45 years ago	4.8 33 km	74km / 46mi	46 km NW of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
Nov 18, 2022 13:23 10 weeks ago	4.7 10 km	14km / 9mi	41 km S of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
Sep 6, 2022 18:42 20 weeks ago	4.7 10 km	43km / 26mi	72 km SE of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
May 2, 2019 07:58 4 years ago	4.7 10 km	144km / 90mi	27 km NW of Linqiong, Sichuan, China	More
Mar 23, 2016 17:55 7 years ago	4.7 30 km	29km / 18mi	56 km SE of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
Oct 24, 2015 11:29 7 years ago	4.7 30 km	59km / 37mi	88 km S of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
Jun 5, 2015 10:30 8 years ago	4.7 25 km	110km / 69mi	47 km W of Linqiong, Sichuan, China	More
Jan 14, 2015 05:21 8 years ago	4.7 10 km	111km / 69mi	66 km W of Leshan, Sichuan, China	More
Jan 5, 2014 12:21 9 years ago	4.7 10.2 km	107km / 66mi	45 km SW of Linqiong, Sichuan, China	More
Apr 21, 2013 10:48 10 years ago	4.7 10.9 km	101km / 63mi	51 km SW of Linqiong, Sichuan, China	More
Apr 21, 2013 09:30 10 years ago	4.7 11 km	105km / 65mi	48 km W of Linqiong, Sichuan, China	More
Apr 20, 2013 01:02 10 years ago	4.7 10.3 km	106km / 66mi	47 km W of Linqiong, Sichuan, China	More
Jun 24, 2011 13:34 12 years ago	4.7 39 km	108km / 67mi	113 km SW of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
Feb 23, 2001 02:11 22 years ago	4.7 33 km	97km / 60mi	101 km SW of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
Aug 4, 1990 12:52 33 years ago	4.7 10 km	116km / 72mi	49 km W of Leshan, Sichuan, China	More
Jun 2, 1988 06:11 35 years ago	4.7 10 km	114km / 71mi	84 km NW of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
Oct 18, 1983 09:53 39 years ago	4.7 33 km	99km / 61mi	88 km NE of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
Oct 4, 2022 12:44 16 weeks ago	4.6 10 km	87km / 54mi	115 km S of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
Oct 7, 2014 21:14 8 years ago	4.6 10 km	106km / 66mi	46 km W of Linqiong, Sichuan, China	More
May 26, 2013 13:01 10 years ago	4.6 10 km	112km / 69mi	42 km W of Linqiong, Sichuan, China	More
May 11, 2013 00:50 10 years ago	4.6 18 km	104km / 65mi	51 km W of Linqiong, Sichuan, China	More
Apr 21, 2013 14:16 10 years ago	4.6 10 km	117km / 73mi	42 km W of Linqiong, Sichuan, China	More
Apr 20, 2013 18:32 10 years ago	4.6 36 km	120km / 75mi	33 km W of Linqiong, Sichuan, China	More
Apr 20, 2013 16:14 10 years ago	4.6 16 km	94km / 59mi	59 km W of Linqiong, Sichuan, China	More
Apr 20, 2013 07:18 10 years ago	4.6 10.1 km	117km / 73mi	39 km W of Linqiong, Sichuan, China	More
Apr 20, 2013 02:38 10 years ago	4.6 12 km	116km / 72mi	36 km SW of Linqiong, Sichuan, China	More
Apr 20, 2013 01:26 10 years ago	4.6 12 km	124km / 77mi	42 km W of Linqiong, Sichuan, China	More
May 26, 2008 00:39 15 years ago	4.6 15 km	173km / 107mi	50 km N of Linqiong, Sichuan, China	More
Nov 27, 2003 14:14 19 years ago	4.6 33 km	109km / 68mi	108 km SW of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
Nov 15, 2001 14:59 21 years ago	4.6 66 km	93km / 58mi	96 km SW of Kandin, Garzê, Sichuan, China	More
Apr 22, 1997 09:00 26 years ago	4.6 33 km	123km / 76mi	86 km N of Xichang, Liangshan Yizu Zizhizhou, Sichuan, China	More
Jul 12, 1990 20:27 33 years ago	4.6 31 km	110km / 68mi	56 km W of Leshan, Sichuan, China	More

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