August 11, 2013 Earthquake: Qamdo, Tibet (Xizang Province), China
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Qamdo, Tibet (Xizang Province), China on August 11, 2013 at 21:23:41 UTC, 6 km below the surface.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- August 11, 2013
- Time
- 21:23:41 UTC
- Place
- Qamdo, Tibet (Xizang Province), China
- Magnitude
- 5.7 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 6 km (4 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 30.046° N, 97.957° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses damaged
- Few (about 1 to 50)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Houses and roads damaged in Qamdo. (reference #13456)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
More
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 10296.