On February 8th, earthquakes occurred in Beichuan County, Mianyang City, Sichuan Province, and Luding County, Garze Prefecture, which quickly became a hot topic trending online. The earthquake in Luding County, Garze Prefecture, was strong enough to be felt by residents in Chengdu.
According to the China Earthquake Networks Center, a 3.3 magnitude earthquake struck Beichuan County, Mianyang City at 11:01 on February 8th, with an epicenter depth of 14 kilometers located at 32.04 degrees north latitude and 104.56 degrees east longitude.
Local media reported that on the morning of February 8th, a resident in Beichuan County, Mr. Liu, felt the tremors but reported no damage or fallen objects in his home.
Beichuan County suffered severe casualties during the devastating “5.12” earthquake in 2008, leading to the relocation of the county seat. Since then, sporadic earthquakes have also occurred in the area. According to the rapid catalog of earthquakes around the epicenter within 200 kilometers over the past five years, there have been a total of 63 earthquakes with a magnitude of 3 or above, with the largest being a 6.1 magnitude earthquake on June 1st, 2022 in Lushan County, Ya’an City, Sichuan Province (242 kilometers from the epicenter of this seismic event). Another 3.7 magnitude earthquake occurred in Beichuan County on December 17, 2025, at 12:24, with an epicenter depth of 11 kilometers.
Additionally, the China Earthquake Networks Center officially recorded a 3.8 magnitude earthquake in Luding County, Garze Prefecture, Sichuan at 14:06 on February 8th, with an epicenter depth of 10 kilometers located at 29.52 degrees north latitude and 101.97 degrees east longitude.
Residents in Chengdu reported noticeable tremors in the main urban area of the city.
Within a 10-kilometer radius of the epicenter, villages like Qianghuopeng and Daozhongqiao can be found, while there are no towns within 20 kilometers. Townships within 50 kilometers include Moxi, Detuo, Yanzigou, Dewei, Lengqiao, Gongga Mountain, Xinglong, Luqiao, and Liuba.
The epicenter is located 50 kilometers from Shimian County, 51 kilometers from Luding County, 53 kilometers from Kangding City, 69 kilometers from Hanyuan County, 73 kilometers from Jiulong County, and 59 kilometers from the Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, with a distance of 239 kilometers from Chengdu City.
The average altitude within a 5-kilometer radius of the epicenter is about 4,283 meters above sea level.
According to the rapid catalog of earthquakes within 200 kilometers of the epicenter over the past five years, a total of 124 earthquakes with a magnitude of 3 or above have occurred, with the largest being a 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Luding County, Garze Prefecture, Sichuan on September 5, 2022 (13 kilometers from the epicenter of this seismic event).
Recent consecutive moderate earthquakes in Sichuan, Gansu, and other regions have drawn widespread attention.
At 11:01 on February 8th, a 3.3 magnitude earthquake occurred in Beichuan County, Mianyang (depth: 14 kilometers), causing tremors felt by residents in Mianyang and Jiangyou.
Similarly, at 14:06 on the same day, a 3.8 magnitude earthquake struck Luding County, Garze Prefecture (depth: 10 kilometers), with tremors felt in Chengdu and Luding.
On February 4th, at 17:39, Dujiangyan City experienced a shallow 3.3 magnitude earthquake (depth: 9 kilometers).
Following a 5.5 magnitude earthquake in Diebu County, Gansu on January 26th, a 2.4 magnitude aftershock occurred in the same area on February 6th.