M 5.7 in China on 28 Jul 2026 03:16 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 1554510
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.7M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 35.3685 , 99.5198
Event Date: 28 Jul 2026 03:16 UTC
28 Jul 2026 11:16 Local
Exposed Population: 6 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Inserted at: 28 Jul 2026 04:02 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
3.6 (China)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 1.1 1.1
us6000tga6 Scaled population (raster) 2.28  
  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
Satellite products
Analytical products
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

China expresses mourning for victims in Japan''s Kumamoto earthquake 7/29/2026 8:17:00 AM.

BEIJING, July 29 (Xinhua) -- China expresses mourning for lives lost and sympathies to the bereaved families and the injured in the earthquake that recently hit Japan''s Kumamoto Prefecture, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said here
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China expresses mourning for victims in Japan''s Kumamoto earthquake 7/29/2026 8:07:00 AM.

BEIJING, July 29 (Xinhua) -- China expresses mourning for lives lost and sympathies to the bereaved families and the injured in the earthquake that recently hit Japan''s Kumamoto Prefecture, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said here
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China expresses mourning for victims in Japan''s Kumamoto earthquake 7/29/2026 8:03:00 AM.

BEIJING, July 29 (Xinhua) -- China expresses mourning for lives lost and sympathies to the bereaved families and the injured in the earthquake that recently hit Japan''s Kumamoto Prefecture, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said here
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Xinhua Photo Daily | July 29, 2026 7/29/2026 7:54:00 AM.

BEIJING, July 29 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua. A citizen mourns in front of a memorial wall inscribed with names of the victims at the Tangshan Earthquake Memorial Park in Tangshan, north China''s Hebei Provi
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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),