Series of earthquakes hit China, Tibet and Nepal, strongest magnitude 4.5 in China

On the night of 31 July 2026 a cluster of four earthquakes struck the Himalayan region. The strongest tremor was recorded in western China with a magnitude of 4.5 at a depth of 10 km. Earlier, two quakes occurred in Tibet (M 4.3 at 130 km depth and M 4.2 at 90 km depth) and a magnitude 3.4 event was logged in Nepal at a depth of 15 km.

The National Center for Seismology (NCS) reported the events on its X‑account and advised the public to download the BhooKamp app for more information. No immediate casualties, significant damage, or tsunami warnings were reported, and authorities in the affected areas had not issued emergency updates. The Himalayan belt, where the Indian and Eurasian tectonic plates converge, remains one of the world’s most seismically active zones, producing frequent moderate‑magnitude quakes.

These tremors were felt across parts of China, Tibet and Nepal but caused no reported injuries or major infrastructure loss.