Moderate mag. 4.6 earthquake - 111 km northeast of Lhassa, Tibet, China, on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at 8:43 pm (GMT +8) -
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Moderate magnitude 4.6 earthquake at 20 km depth
26 May 12:50 UTC: First to report: NCS after 7 minutes.
Update Thu, 26 May 2022, 12:57
Moderate 4.6 quake hits near Lhassa, Tibet, China4.6 quake 26 May 8:43 pm (GMT +8)
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake near Lhassa, Tibet, China, was reported only 13 minutes ago by India's National Center for Seismology (NCS), considered the main national agency that monitors seismic activity in this part of the world. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 19.5 km beneath the epicenter in the evening on Thursday, May 26th, 2022, at 8:43 pm 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.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Lhassa (pop. 118,700) located 111 km from the epicenter.
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Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Lhassa (pop. 118,700) located 111 km from the epicenter.
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
Earthquake details
| Date & time | May 26, 2022 12:43:48 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Thursday, May 26, 2022 at 8:43 pm (GMT +8) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 4.6 |
| Depth | 19.5 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 30.2986°N / 91.9767°E  (Nagqu Diqu, Tibet, China) |
| Antipode | 30.299°S / 88.023°W |
| Shaking intensity | Light shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | NCS (National Center for Seismology) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 111 km (69 mi) NE of Lhassa (pop: 118,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 127 km (79 mi) ENE of Dêqên (pop: 62,400) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 131 km (82 mi) S of Nagqu Prefecture (pop: 30,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 276 km (172 mi) NE of Gyangze (pop: 10,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 321 km (199 mi) ENE of Shigatse (Région autonome du Tibet) (pop: 80,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 389 km (241 mi) NE of Thimphu (Bhutan) (pop: 98,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 424 km (263 mi) NW of Dibrugarh (Assam, India) (pop: 122,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 460 km (286 mi) NNE of Jaigaon (West Bengal, India) (pop: 158,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  1.7°C (35 F), humidity: 50%, wind: 4 m/s (8 kts) from SSE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 5 x 1011 joules (139 megawatt hours, equivalent to 120 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 4.6 | 20 km | China: 302km N of Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India | NCS |
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