M 4.5 in China on 19 Apr 2026 10:45 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1536212
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.5M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 34.7585 , 92.9189
Event Date: 19 Apr 2026 10:45 UTC
19 Apr 2026 18:45 Local
Exposed Population:
Few people affected in MMI>=IV
Inserted at: 19 Apr 2026 11:26 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
3.6 (China)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000srak Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 rapid impact 0  
  C2 rapid impact 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

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Chinese embassy urges citizens in Japan to strengthen earthquake prepa.. 4/22/2026 3:03:00 PM.

TOKYO, April 22 (Xinhua) -- The Embassy of China in Japan on Wednesday issued a notice to remind Chinese citizens in the country to strengthen emergency preparedness for earthquake disasters after a 7.7-magnitude quake struck off the Sanrik
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Chinese embassy urges citizens in Japan to strengthen earthquake prepa.. 4/22/2026 3:03:00 PM.

TOKYO, April 22 (Xinhua) -- The Embassy of China in Japan on Wednesday issued a notice to remind Chinese citizens in the country to strengthen emergency preparedness for earthquake disasters after a 7.7-magnitude quake struck off the Sanrik
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (41), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), WMO (1), (2), INFORM (2), USGS (2),