M5.0 earthquake strikes China
10:35, 28 April 2026
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred in China at 4:05 a.m. Beijing time (GMT+8) on Tuesday, Qazinform News Agency reports.
According to data from the Kazakhstan National Data Center, the epicenter was at 41.35°N, 84.08°E, at a depth of 22 km (13.7 miles).
As reported on Monday, a quake with a magnitude of 6.2 struck Japan's Hokkaido, but the country's weather agency issued no tsunami warning and ruled out links to an ongoing advisory about the risk of a powerful quake occurring in the region.
