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M5.0 Earthquake — Eastern Sichuan, China

Event time: Oct 19, 2026 10:57 UTC Last updated: 4 hr ago China

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Magnitude 5.0 earthquake in Eastern Sichuan, China, reported by EMSC.

Measurements

Magnitude	M5.0
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	31.9173, 104.4735
Region	Eastern Sichuan, China

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Earthquake data courtesy of EMSC

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Not rated by source. European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre does not publish a severity for this; the level shown is our own classification.

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Also reported by: USGS

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Source updated 4 hours ago (Oct 19, 2026 14:05 UTC) · we last heard from European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre 9 seconds ago

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What has changed

Magnitude revised from M4.1 to M5.0 — Oct 19, 11:20 UTC by European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre
Severity raised from Minor to Moderate — Oct 19, 11:20 UTC by European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre
Magnitude revised from M4.6 to M4.1 — Oct 19, 11:11 UTC by European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre
Magnitude revised from M4.1 to M4.6 — Oct 19, 11:09 UTC by European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre

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