M 5 in China on 17 May 2026 16:21 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 1541197
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.0M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 24.457 , 109.2182
Event Date: 17 May 2026 16:21 UTC
18 May 2026 00:21 Local
Exposed Population:
80 thousand in MMI VI
Inserted at: 17 May 2026 16:37 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
3.6 (China)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0.3 0.3
us6000sye4 Scaled population (vector) 1  
  C1 rapid impact -0.37  
  C2 rapid impact 0.76  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.82  
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China - Earthquake (ECHO 23 May 2026)Mon, 18 May 2026 09:59

  • A 5.0 M earthquake at a depth of 10 km occurred in northern-central Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in south-eastern China, on 17 May at 16:21 UTC (18 May 00:21 local time). The epicentre was located approximately 24 km north-west of Liuzhou city, of the Liuzhou prefecture-city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
  • According to media, as of 18 May, two people died and one  person is still missing, and more than 7 000 people have been displaced in the city of Liuzhou. At least 13 building have collapsed and transport disruptions have been reported.
  • Search and rescue operations are ongoing and a national response has been activated.
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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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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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),