Strong mag. 5.3 earthquake - 281 km west of Yushu, Qinghai, China, on Saturday, Oct 24, 2026, at 04:39 pm (Shanghai time)
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📰 How this story developed
4 reports of this incident, first to latest. It stays on the live map for 48 hours from the first report.
- Fri 23 Oct, 19:32 · 2 d ago Moderate mag. 4.7 earthquake - 291 km west of Yushu, Qinghai, China, on Friday, Oct 23, 2026, at 10:14 pm (Shanghai time) Volcano Discovery · first report
- Sat 24 Oct, 11:59 · 1 d ago Strong mag. 5.3 earthquake - 281 km west of Yushu, Qinghai, China, on Saturday, Oct 24, 2026, at 04:39 pm (Shanghai time) Volcano Discovery
- Sat 24 Oct, 16:45 · 23 h ago Moderate mag. 4.6 earthquake - 196 km northeast of Nagqu, Tibet, China, on Saturday, Oct 24, 2026, at 09:26 pm (Shanghai time) Volcano Discovery
- Sun 25 Oct, 01:55 · 14 h ago Moderate mag. 4.3 earthquake - 72 km southwest of Xigazê, Tibet, China, on Sunday, Oct 25, 2026, at 03:34 am (Shanghai time) Volcano Discovery
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📰 Story summary
From the report shown in the feed:
- Strong mag.
- 5.3 earthquake - 281 km west of Yushu, Qinghai, China, on Saturday, Oct 24, 2026, at 04:39 pm (Shanghai time)
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