July 31, 2016 Earthquake: Guangxi Province, China
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Guangxi Province, China on July 31, 2016 at 09:18:14 UTC, 25 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
- July 31, 2016
- Time
- 09:18:14 UTC
- Place
- Guangxi Province, China
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 25 km (16 mi)
- Intensity
- 5 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 24.134° N, 111.478° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses damaged
- 200
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.
At least 200 homes damaged in Guangxi. Felt at Aomen, Danshui, Dongguan, Guangzhou, Guilin, Hong Kong, Pumiao, Qingyuan, Shaoguan, Sha Tin, Tsuen Wan, Yulin and Yuncheng. Dongguan, Guangdong, China - CDI: 5; Qingyuan, Guangdong, China - CDI: 4; Guilin, Guangxi, China - CDI: 3; Shatian, Hongkong, China - CDI: 3; Xianggangdao, Hongkong, China - CDI: 3 (reference #13456)
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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 10366.