5.1
EarthquakeStrongPAGER: green
M5.1 earthquake near Qilian, Qinghai
2587 d ago · 16 Sept 2019, 12:48 UTC 44 km SSW of Zhangye, China
What happened
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 44 km SSW of Zhangye, China on 16 Sept 2019, 12:48 UTC at a depth of 17 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 Qilian, about 43 km away in Qinghai, China.
Timeline
First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC
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No other events recorded within about 300 km in the last 30 days.