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USGS reports M 5.8 quake 209 km ENE of Nagqu, China
The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude 5.8 earthquake 209 kilometers east-northeast of Nagqu, China, on Oct. 25 at 11:25 a.m. UTC.
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 209 kilometers east-northeast of Nagqu, China, on Oct. 25 at 11:25 a.m. UTC, the U.S. Geological Survey said1.
The USGS National Earthquake Information Center listed a reviewed origin with a body-wave magnitude of 5.8 and a depth of 10.0 kilometers1.
The agency's ground-failure estimates described a limited landslide area with little or no population exposed, and little or no liquefaction area or population exposed1. Damage and injury reports were not included in the USGS event page at filing time1.