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Latest quakes in or near Fujian, China - list, stats and map

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Mag. 3.5 earthquake China: 福建漳州市华安县 - Jan 3, 2024 -
Strongest since 2017Mag. 5.1 542km NE of Guangzhou(Canton), China - May 21, 2021 -
Updated: Mar 28, 2024 20:40 GMT -
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There were no significant confirmed earthquakes in or near Fujian in the past 24 hours.
Since 2017, Fujian has had 16 quakes of magnitudes above 2 and up to 5.1:
  • 1 quake above magnitude 5
  • 1 quake between magnitude 4 and 5
  • 7 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
  • 7 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
Strongest: Mag. 5.1 Earthquake 542km NE of Guangzhou(Canton), China -
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Latest quakes in or near Fujian, China - list, stats and map
Date and TimeMag
Depth
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Jan 3, 10:08 am (GMT +0)
Jan 3, 10:08 GMT
3.5

13 km
China: 福建漳州市华安县 Info
Sunday, October 22, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Oct 23, 2023 03:20 am (Shanghai)
Oct 22, 2023 19:20 GMT
4.8

10 km
24 km (15 mi) to the S 53 Km SE of Huanggang, China 4 reportsInfo
Friday, February 17, 2023 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 18, 2023 04:49 am (Shanghai)
Feb 17, 2023 20:49 GMT
2.8

7 km
China: 福建龙岩市连城县 Info
Thursday, September 29, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Sep 30, 2022 12:20 am (Shanghai)
Sep 29, 2022 16:20 GMT
2.7

8 km
China: 福建龙岩市武平县 Info
Friday, February 11, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 12, 2022 03:43 am (Shanghai)
Feb 11, 2022 19:43 GMT
2.1

9 km
China: 福建莆田市城厢区(有感) 1 reportInfo
Sunday, January 30, 2022 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 31, 2022 12:49 am (Shanghai)
Jan 30, 2022 16:49 GMT
2.0

10 km
China: 福建莆田市仙游县(有感) Info
Thursday, December 9, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Dec 9, 2021 10:49 pm (Shanghai)
Dec 9, 2021 14:49 GMT
2.2

5 km
China: 福建泉州市永春县(有感) Info
Monday, May 24, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
May 24, 2021 06:18 pm (Shanghai)
May 24, 2021 10:18 GMT
2.1

5 km
China: 福建三明市清流县(有感) Info
Friday, May 21, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
May 21, 2021 08:52 pm (Shanghai)
May 21, 2021 12:52 GMT
5.1

10 km
26 km (16 mi) to the NW 542km NE of Guangzhou(Canton), China Info
Monday, February 8, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Feb 8, 2021 11:34 pm (GMT +8)
Feb 8, 2021 15:34 GMT
3.2

19 km
38 km (24 mi) to the SE 福建泉州市晋江市海域, China Info
Sunday, January 3, 2021 GMT (1 quake)
Jan 3, 2021 08:34 am (Shanghai)
Jan 3, 2021 00:34 GMT
3.0

28 km
福建漳州市长泰县, China 2 reportsInfo
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Estimated combined seismic energy released: 3.8 x 1012 joules (1.07 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 920 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy

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Earthquake statistics

Average number of earthquakes

Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 2.3 quakes on average per year in or near Fujian, China:
  • Mag. 7 or higher: 0.04 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 25 years)
  • Mag. 6 or higher: 0.1 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 10.4 years)
  • Mag. 5 or higher: 0.17 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 6 years)
  • Mag. 4 or higher: 0.47 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.1 years)
  • Mag. 3 or higher: 1.31 quakes per year
  • Mag. 2 or higher: 1.94 quakes per year
Fujian has very few earthquakes and most of them are very small (below magnitude 3). Larger quakes with magnitudes above 3 might occur from time to time. However, Fujian has had at least 5 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 20 to 25 years.

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