M5.5 earthquake - 208 km N of Daocheng, China

What happened

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 208 km N of Daocheng, China on 9 Oct 2025, 05:17 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 Gengqing, about 163 km away in Sichuan, China.