In 2025, earthquakes have been frequent occurrences. On December 13th at 6:52 am, a 3.9 magnitude earthquake struck Pengzhou City, Chengdu, Sichuan Province. The depth of the epicenter was 13 kilometers. Prior to this, earthquakes also hit Pishan County in Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang, and Daguan County in Zhaotong City, Yunnan. The strongest earthquake was a 5.0 magnitude quake in Shuanghu County, Nagqu City, Tibet.
According to the China Earthquake Networks Center, the epicenter of the Chengdu earthquake was located at 31.37 degrees north latitude and 103.81 degrees east longitude, 24 kilometers from Wenchuan County, 45 kilometers from Pengzhou City, and 84 kilometers from Chengdu City.
Local netizens reported feeling significant shaking during the earthquake, accompanied by a rumbling sound.
Based on the quick report catalog of the China Earthquake Networks Center, within a radius of 200 kilometers around the epicenter, there have been a total of 118 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or higher in the past five years. The largest earthquake was a 6.8 magnitude tremor in Luding County, Garze Prefecture, Sichuan on September 5, 2022, 259 kilometers away from the current epicenter.
Before that, on December 12 at 10:22 pm, a 3.9 magnitude earthquake occurred in Pishan County, Hotan Prefecture, Xinjiang (37.71 degrees north latitude, 77.85 degrees east longitude), with a depth of 16 kilometers.
At 1:18 am on December 12, a 3.9 magnitude earthquake struck Daguan County, Zhaotong City, Yunnan (28.22 degrees north latitude, 103.90 degrees east longitude), with a depth of 10 kilometers.
On December 11 at 7:59 pm, a 5.0 magnitude earthquake hit Shuanghu County, Nagqu City, Tibet (32.95 degrees north latitude, 88.65 degrees east longitude), with a depth of 10 kilometers. The epicenter was near Gaxiang Village in Shuanghu County. Two aftershocks, measuring 3.2 and 3.1 magnitudes, also occurred in the county on the same day.
Shuanghu County is located in the northwest of the northern Tibetan Plateau, with an average elevation of over 5000 meters, making it the highest county in China. According to Xinhua News Agency, there have been no casualties or collapsed buildings reported so far, and communication, power supply, and transportation are all operating normally.
Based on the quick report catalog of the China Earthquake Networks Center, within a 200-kilometer radius of the epicenter, there have been a total of 65 earthquakes of magnitude 3 or higher in the past five years. The largest earthquakes were a 5.8 magnitude quake on November 30, 2021 (148 kilometers from the current epicenter), and a 5.8 magnitude quake on March 30, 2021 (183 kilometers from the current epicenter).