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M6.3 earthquake - 260 km SSE of Dunhuang, China

Occurred 16 Jun 2026·Detected 18 Jun 2026·
🇨🇳 260 km SSE of Dunhuang, China2 reportsEnded 30 Jun 2026
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A magnitude 6.3 (Mw) earthquake at 10 km depth struck Qinghai Province, China on 16 June 2026 at 09:06 UTC, located 260 km SSE of Dunhuang in a remote, sparsely populated high-altitude region. USGS reports a maximum MMI of approximately 7.9 with an orange PAGER alert, while GDACS estimates ~9,000 people exposed to MMI VII+ shaking and has issued a Red alert. No tsunami warning was issued and no named insured asset damage or loss estimate has been reported from authoritative sources.

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Impact verdict

Low impact. USGS locates the epicentre in a sparsely populated, high-altitude area of Qinghai Province, 260 km SSE of Dunhuang, with only ~9,000 people estimated to have experienced MMI VII+ shaking. USGS PAGER is orange but landslide and liquefaction population-alert colours are green, indicating limited secondary-hazard population exposure. No insured industrial or commercial asset damage has been reported and no loss estimate exists, keeping the insured footprint constrained at the low end absent further localisation.

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Geographic Zone Matches

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  • Taiwan Strait
    Rule-basedConfidence 100%

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Affected countries

🇨🇳 China

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