M 5.8 in China on 28 Jul 2026 03:34 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 1554511
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.8M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 35.3866 , 99.5513
Event Date: 28 Jul 2026 03:34 UTC
28 Jul 2026 11:34 Local
Exposed Population: 2 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Inserted at: 28 Jul 2026 03:50 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
3.6 (China)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 1 1
us6000tga9 Scaled population (raster) 2.25  
  C1 shakemap -0.37  
  C2 shakemap 0.76  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.82  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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Meteo assessment
Satellite products
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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

Two earthquakes strike remote Chinese province just 18 minutes apart 7/28/2026 7:02:00 AM.

A magnitude 5.7 struck a remote province in China, with a second quake of magnitude 5.8 following just 18 minutes later, according to the United States Geological Survey. The earthquakes in Xinghai county in the northwestern Chinese provinc
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Two earthquakes in a row in China: they came 18 minutes apart 7/28/2026 7:01:00 AM.

28.07.2026 10:00 Two earthquakes with magnitudes of 5.7 and 5.8 occurred in Qinghai Province, northwestern China. The first earthquake took place at 11:16 local time, and the second at 11:34. No statements have been made yet regarding casua
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Two earthquakes occurred in Qinghai Province in northwest China 7/28/2026 6:43:00 AM.

Published on: 2026-07-28. Source: People’s Republic of China — Translation. An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article. Beijing, July 28 /Xinhua/ — An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.8 occurred on Tuesday at 11:34 a.m. /Beiji
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Two quakes jolt Northwest China''s Qinghai province 7/28/2026 6:27:00 AM.

In this file photo dated June 17, 2026, firefighters assemble at a resettlement site in Haixi prefecture, Northwest China''s Qinghai province, after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake. (PHOTO / XINHUA) BEIJING – A 5.8-magnitude earthquake jolted Xi
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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),