April 5, 2022 Earthquake: Xingwen, China
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Xingwen, China on April 5, 2022 at 23:50:06 UTC, 10 km below the surface.
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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
- April 5, 2022
- Time
- 23:50:06 UTC
- Place
- Xingwen, China
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 28.197° N, 105.068° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses damaged
- 671
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 671 houses damaged, several roads cracked and a highway collapsed and landslides and power outages occurred in Xingwen. Luzhou, Sichuan, China - CDI: 7; Yibin, Sichuan, China - CDI: 5; Chengdu, Sichuan, China - CDI: 4 (reference #13456)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- May 10, 1974, Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces, Chao-T'Ung, China
- July 30, 1917, Yunnan Province, China
- August 3, 2014, Longtoushan, Zhaotong, Ludian, Yunnan, China
- December 18, 1935, Sichuan Province, China
- September 7, 2012, Yiliang, Zhaotong, Yunnan Province, China
- February 14, 1896, Fushun, Sichuan Province, China
- July 22, 2006, Yanjin, China
- June 17, 2019, Yibin, Sichuan, China
- 26 BC, Yibin, Sichuan, China
- November 8, 1905, Sichuan Province, China
- November 14, 2003, Ludian, Zhaotong, Yunnan Province, China
- August 10, 2004, Ludian, Yunnan Province, China
- September 15, 2021, Luxian (Lu), Sichuan Province, China
- October 8, 1948, Guizhou Province, China
- August 8, 2009, Rongchang, Chongqing Province, China
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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 10970.