January 2, 2025 Earthquake: Ningxia, China
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Ningxia, China on January 2, 2025 at 02:01:17 UTC, 10 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
- January 2, 2025
- Time
- 02:01:17 UTC
- Place
- Ningxia, China
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 8 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 38.515° N, 106.236° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Injuries
- 6
- Damage
- $1.2 billion
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.
Six people injured, 2,000 buildings damaged and railway service suspended in Yinchuan. (reference #13456)
1180 million USD in economic loss (reference #14257)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- January 3, 1739, Ningxia, China
- April 1143, Ningxia, China
- October 14, 1709, Ningxia, China
- July 25, 1561, E of Zhongwei, Ningxia, China
- May 26, 1852, Ningxia, China
- July 1227, Ningxia, China
- December 17, 1962, Ningxia, China
- January 3, 1988, Lingwu, China
- July 14, 876, Qingtongxia, Ningxia, China
- April 10, 1495, Zhongwei, Ningxia, China
- February 15, 1627, Ningxia, China
- July 31, 1954, Nei Mongol, 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 10954.