M 6.3 in China on 16 Jun 2026 09:06 UTC

Event summary

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

GDACS ID EQ 1546719
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.3M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 37.8888 , 95.4028
Event Date: 16 Jun 2026 09:06 UTC
16 Jun 2026 17:06 Local
Exposed Population: 9 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Inserted at: 16 Jun 2026 09:25 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
3.6 (China)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 1.9 1.9
us7000stbz Scaled population (raster) 3.65  
  C1 shakemap -0.37  
  C2 shakemap 0.76  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.82  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
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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.

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Latest media headlines

Earthquake kills at least 1 person in northwestern China 6/16/2026 1:39:00 PM.

BEIJING -- An earthquake in northwestern China has killed at least one person and injured four others, state media said Tuesday. The magnitude 6.3 quake struck about 5 p.m. in Qinghai province at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometers
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Magnitude 6.3 earthquake rattles China, at least 1 dead, multiple inju.. 6/16/2026 1:37:00 PM.

From news to sports, we help you stay connected to the world around you. Magnitude 6.3 earthquake rattles China, at least 1 dead, multiple injured. An earthquake struck China on Tuesday, June 16, leaving at least one person dead and sever
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1 person killed, 4 injured as a result of a 6.3 magnitude earthquake i.. 6/16/2026 1:29:00 PM.

Published on: 2026-06-16. Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. Xining, June 16 /Xinhua/ — As of 18:40 on Tuesday, one person died and four others were injured as a result
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Earthquake kills at least 1 person in northwestern China 6/16/2026 1:29:00 PM.

BEIJING — An earthquake in northwestern China has killed at least one person and injured four others, state media said Tuesday. The magnitude 6.3 quake struck about 5 p.m. in Qinghai province at a relatively shallow depth of 10 kilometers (
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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 (48), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), (2), INFORM (2),