Mountain lake in Jiuzhaigou, northern Sichuan

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Earthquakes in Sichuan, Yunnan and the Longmen Shan Today

At the eastern edge of the Tibetan Plateau, crustal blocks slide past each other along the Xianshuihe and Xiaojiang faults and override the Sichuan Basin along the Longmen Shan. This belt produced the 2008 Wenchuan (Mw 7.9) and 2013 Lushan earthquakes.

Danger Level (72h)

72-hour composite hazard forecast

59%

Recent Quakes (14d)

Recorded in the selected 14d period

Max Magnitude (14d)

Largest earthquake in the selected 14d period

M4.7

Tectonic Profile

Seismotectonic hazard assessment, structural exposure & historical context

Associated Faults3

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Regional PopulationLandScan

138.1M

Living within seismically active radius (~300 km)

Building VulnerabilityModerate

Moderate

Mixed construction stock with regional engineering standards

Tectonic Setting

Convergent Margin

High Hazard

Active fault boundary with frequent seismicity

MAG4.7

Most Significant Earthquake (14d)PAGER green

92 km N of Kunming (China)

12d ago· Depth 10 km

Exposed Population (MMI6+)519k

Estimated Fatalities0

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3.0

64 km N of Naypyidaw (Myanmar)

EMSC

10 km•2h ago

3.5

154 km N of Dibrugarh (India)

EMSC

20 km•1d ago

3.2

243 km NE of Taunggyi (Myanmar)

EMSC

10 km•1d ago

4.5

36 km SE of Zhaotang (China)

CENC 4.5+4

10 km•2d ago•👥 733k

3.5

117 km NE of Hakha (Myanmar)

EMSC

116 km•3d ago

3.3

18 km SE of Mandalay (Myanmar)

EMSC

10 km•4d ago

3.4

90 km NE of Loikaw (Myanmar)

EMSC

5 km•4d ago

4.0

26 km SE of Mandalay (Myanmar)

EMSC

10 km•4d ago

3.0

33 km NE of Mandalay (Myanmar)

EMSC

10 km•5d ago

3.4

116 km S of Chamdo (China)

CENC 3.4+2

10 km•5d ago

3.6

236 km N of Shwebo (Myanmar)

EMSC

124 km•5d ago

3.2

30 km E of Mandalay (Myanmar)

EMSC

10 km•6d ago

3.2

Near Taungoo (Myanmar)

EMSC

10 km•7d ago

4.2

Near Taungoo (Myanmar)

EMSC

10 km•7d ago

3.9

Myanmar, 99 km E of Imphal (India)

EMSC

117 km•7d ago

3.1

84 km S of Mandalay (Myanmar)

EMSC

10 km•8d ago

3.5

194 km W of Myitkyina (Myanmar)

EMSC

10 km•8d ago

4.2

102 km N of Nyingchi (China)

EMSC

10 km•9d ago

3.7

67 km S of Simao (China)

EMSC

10 km•10d ago

3.8

214 km W of Myitkyina (Myanmar)

EMSC

120 km•10d ago

4.0

220 km NE of Nagchu (China)

CENC 4.0+4

10 km•10d ago

3.0

220 km NE of Hakha (Myanmar)

EMSC

25 km•10d ago

3.0

76 km NW of Vinh (Vietnam)

EMSC

10 km•11d ago

3.1

30 km S of Yibin (China)

CENC 3.1+1

11 km•12d ago

4.6

153 km NE of Hakha (Myanmar)

GEOFON 4.6+3

117 km•12d ago

3.7

195 km NW of Myitkyina (Myanmar)

EMSC

110 km•12d ago

3.4

47 km W of Simao (China)

EMSC

10 km•12d ago

4.7

92 km N of Kunming (China)

EMSC 4.7+1

10 km•12d ago•👥 519k

3.0

157 km W of Xichang (China)

CENC 3.0+1

16 km•13d ago

3.3

57 km NW of Vinh (Vietnam)

EMSC

10 km•13d ago

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Regional Volcanism & Monitored Vents

Active vents and Holocene volcanic structures within the monitored boundary (Sichuan, Yunnan and the Longmen Shan) · 1

Last eruptionVolcano & TypeDetailsSummit

5750 BCE

Tengchong

Volcanic field•2.9 km•China

GVP

2.9 km

Catalogue: Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program.Volcanoes of the World