5.0
EarthquakeStrong
M5.0 earthquake near Chaotian, Sichuan
2956 d ago · 12 Sept 2018, 11:06 UTC 34 km NNW of Guangyuan, China
What happened
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 34 km NNW of Guangyuan, China on 12 Sept 2018, 11:06 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 Chaotian, about 23 km away in Sichuan, 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.