Magnitude 3.8 earthquake strikes Baoxing County in Sichuan's Ya'an, 23 km deep
In short
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck Baoxing County in Ya'an, Sichuan, at 12:21 on 9 October 2026, according to the formal measurement of the China Earthquake Networks Center. The epicentre was at 30.29 degrees north and 102.85 degrees east, at a depth of 23 kilometres.
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The China Earthquake Networks Center formally measured a magnitude 3.8 earthquake in Baoxing County, Ya'an, Sichuan, at 12:21 on 9 October 2026, CLS and Jiemian reported. The center put the epicentre at 30.29 degrees north and 102.85 degrees east, with a focal depth of 23 kilometres. Yicai reported the same magnitude and depth. [ 1 , 2 , 4 ]
An automatic measurement by the center, reported by Jiemian, had first given a magnitude of about 3.6 near Baoxing County, at 30.27 degrees north and 102.84 degrees east, and said the final result would be subject to the formal report. [ 3 ]
Why it matters
The reports carry only the center's measurement data. None of the documents mentions damage or casualties.
Key facts
- A magnitude 3.8 earthquake struck Baoxing County, Ya'an, Sichuan. [ 1 , 2 , 4 ]
- The focal depth was 23 kilometres. [ 1 , 2 , 4 ]
- The quake occurred at 12:21 on 9 October. [ 1 , 3 , 4 ]
- The formal measurement put the epicentre at 30.29 degrees north, 102.85 degrees east. [ 1 , 4 ]
- An earlier automatic measurement gave a magnitude of about 3.6 near Baoxing County, at 30.27 degrees north, 102.84 degrees east. [ 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- Whether the earthquake caused any damage or casualties. None of the documents mentions damage, casualties or any response.
- The China Earthquake Networks Center formally measured the quake at 12:21 on 9 October. Reported by a single source so far
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- Earthquake strikes Baoxing County, Ya'an, Sichuan, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center. [ 1 , 3 , 4 ]
- CLS and Yicai report the formal measurement of magnitude 3.8 at a depth of 23 kilometres. [ 1 , 2 ]
- Jiemian publishes the automatic reading of about magnitude 3.6 and the formal reading of 3.8. [ 3 , 4 ]