| Magnitude | 5.2 |
| Region | NORTHERN QINGHAI, CHINA |
| Date time | 2026-08-20 09:49:48.6 UTC |
| Location | 37.781 ; 95.594 |
| Depth | 12 km |
| Distance | 325 km SW of Jiayuguan, China / pop: 231,000 / local time: 17:49:48.6 2026-08-20 277 km SSE of Dunhuang, China / pop: 186,000 / local time: 17:49:48.6 2026-08-20 |
Source parameters reviewed by a seismologist
All data providers for this event:
Geoscience Australia, Canberra, ACT, Australia -- Canberra, Australia (AUST)Seismological Survey of Serbia -- Belgrade, Serbia (BEO)
HUN-REN EPSS Kövesligethy Radó Seismological Observato -- Budapest, Hungary (BUD)
China Earthquake Networks Center -- Beijing, China (CENC)
GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) -- Potsdam, Germany (GFZ)
Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences -- Obninsk, Russia (GSRAS)
Instituto Portugues do Mar e da Atmosfera -- Lisbon, Portugal (IPMA)
Carpathian Seismological Department, Ukraine Academy of Science -- Lviv, Ukraine (LVV)
Ukrainian NDC, Main Center of Special Monitoring -- Kyiv, Ukraine (MCSM)
Malaysian Meteorological Department -- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (MET)
India Meteorological Department, New Delhi, India -- New Delhi, India (NDI)
National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey -- Golden, United States (NEIC)
Kazakhstan National Data Center -- Almaty, Kazakhstan (KNDC)
Republican Seismic Survey Center or Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences -- Baku, Azerbaijan (RSSC)
EMSC -- Arpajon, France (SC4)
Further information can be found at:
GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) -- Potsdam, Germany (GFZ)China Earthquake Networks Center -- Beijing, China (CENC)
National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey -- Golden, United States (NEIC)
Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences -- Obninsk, Russia (GSRAS)