4.6-magnitude earthquake strikes Qinghai

A 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck Zadoi county in Yushu, Qinghai province at 9:07 am on Monday, according to official measurements released by the China Earthquake Networks Center. The quake occurred at a focal depth of 10 kilometers, and no reports of casualties have been made so far.

Closely located to Chadang township, the average elevation within a 5-kilometer radius of the epicenter was measured at approximately 5,199 meters.

Data from the China Earthquake Networks Center's rapid report catalog shows that over the past five years, 77 earthquakes above magnitude 3 have occurred within 200 kilometers of the epicenter. The strongest recorded was a 6.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Biru county, Nagchu city in Xizang autonomous region on March 19, 2021.