M7.3 Earthquake — Southern Qinghai, China

A magnitude 7.3 (major) earthquake struck Southern Qinghai, China on 2021-05-21 18:04 UTC, at a depth of 10 km. See it live on Earth Live's real-time 3D globe.

USGS PAGER orange: significant casualties and damage likely — the USGS estimate of human and economic impact.

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Source: USGS event page. The TNT equivalent is computed from the magnitude with the standard Gutenberg–Richter energy relation; all other figures are USGS's own.

This area's earthquake history

In the year before this quake, USGS recorded 2 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more within 300 km.

Strongest recorded within 300 km since 1900:

• M7.8 — Southern Qinghai, China · 1937-01-07
• M7.6 — Qinghai-Sichuan border region, China · 1947-03-17
• M6.9 — 233 km NNW of Qamdo, China · 2010-04-13

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