M5.3 earthquake near Ya'an, Sichuan
1598 d ago · 1 Jun 2022, 09:03 UTC Western Sichuan, China
What happened
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Western Sichuan, China on 1 Jun 2022, 09:03 UTC at a depth of 10 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Ya'an, about 47 km away in Sichuan, China.
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16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC
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