Country risk monitor
China: live earthquakes, disasters and events
Updated · Data from USGS, NASA EONET and GDACS
In the last 30 days, GlobalRisk recorded 46 events in or near China: 45 earthquakes, 1 disaster alert. 2 events occurred in the past 24 hours and 9 in the past 7 days.
The strongest earthquake was M7.0 183 km ENE of Nagqu, China on 22 Oct 2026, which falls in the major class. Can cause serious damage over large areas. Roughly 15 earthquakes of this size occur worldwide each year.
There is 1 GDACS alert for China (1 Red, 0 Orange). Orange and Red alerts indicate events that may have a significant humanitarian impact; see how GDACS alert levels work.
Recent events in China
Showing the 25 most recent of 46 events.
What kinds of events
Frequently asked questions
Has there been an earthquake in China today?
Yes. GlobalRisk shows 2 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or above located in or near China in the past 24 hours. The strongest was M4.7. Magnitudes are preliminary and can be revised by the USGS.
What is the strongest recent earthquake in China?
In the last 30 days, the strongest earthquake recorded in or near China was M7.0 (183 km ENE of Nagqu, China) on 22 Oct 2026.
Are there active disaster alerts for China?
Yes. There is 1 Orange or Red GDACS alert associated with China in the last 30 days. Open the event pages above for details and the original report.
Where does this information come from?
Earthquakes come from the USGS, natural events from NASA EONET and disaster alerts from GDACS. GlobalRisk normalizes them, assigns each event to a country using its coordinates, and links to the original report. See the methodology page for details.
Safety and background
These guides explain how the hazards in this region are measured and what to do when they occur:
- Earthquake Safety: What to Do Before, During and After
- Earthquake Magnitude Explained: What M4, M6 and M7 Really Mean
- GDACS Alert Levels Explained: Green, Orange and Red
Nearby countries
Latest headlines
Headlines are linked from their original publishers via Google News. GlobalRisk does not host or edit this content.
- From 'Mobut' to Mao, Mbappe dictator meme turns self-mockery into China storm — Reuters
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- US Army outlines Pacific deployments for possible 2027 China-Taiwan conflict — Taipei Times
- Fu Cong, Permanent Representative of China to the United Nations — Statement at the UN Security Council on Children and Armed Conflict — The America Times
- India-China border face-offs test Modi six years after deadly clash — Al Jazeera
- Taiwan 2027 conflict window remains valid, Army Pacific commander says — Breaking Defense
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