Over the course of three weeks from June 28 to July 18, 2026, there were a total of 81 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or above in seven provinces and regions in mainland China – Sichuan, Xinjiang, Qinghai, Yunnan, Tibet, Inner Mongolia, and Jiangsu. Among these, there were 18 earthquakes of magnitude 4 or above, and 4 earthquakes of magnitude 5 or above.
According to information from the China Earthquake Networks Center, on July 18, 2026, at 13:47 Beijing time, a 4.3 magnitude earthquake occurred in Akto County, Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture, Xinjiang (38.71 degrees north latitude, 75.07 degrees east longitude), with a depth of 10 kilometers.
Due to the earthquake, landslides occurred in the nearby mountains, causing a large amount of dust to rise. A video circulating online shows a large amount of gray smoke rising from the mountains on the left side of a road, drifting towards the roadside. Another video shows landslides in the mountains further away from the road, with dust spreading over the mountains and surrounding areas.
From June 28 to July 18, 2026, mainland China experienced a total of 81 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or above. Among them, Sichuan had 30 earthquakes, Xinjiang had 18, Qinghai had 10, Yunnan had 9, Tibet had 5, Inner Mongolia had 5, and Jiangsu had 4. There were 18 earthquakes of magnitude 4 or above, and 4 earthquakes of magnitude 5 or above during this period.
On June 29, 2026, at 00:12, a 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck Gaohsin County in Yibin City, Sichuan. Subsequently, on July 8, 2026, at 06:12 and 10:08, two more earthquakes of magnitude 5.0 occurred in Gaohsin County, Yibin City.
On June 16, 2026, at 17:06, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit the Haixi Prefecture in Qinghai. According to official reports, this earthquake resulted in one death and eight injuries. Aftershocks followed, with two more earthquakes of magnitude 5.2 occurring on June 23, 2026, at 23:29, and on July 1, 2026, at 07:44 in the Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai.
The following is a list of the 81 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or above that occurred from June 28 to July 18, 2026, with details of each event provided.