The Watchers
By Teo Blašković
Monday, May 18, 2026 09:44 UTC
A deadly M5.2 earthquake struck Liunan District in China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, at 00:21 LT on May 18, 2026 (16:21 UTC on May 17) at a depth of 8 km (5 miles), according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.
The USGS registered the quake as M5.0 at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles), with epicenter 24 km (15 miles) NW of Liuzhou (population 1 436 599) and 40 km (25 miles) W of Luorong (population 67 593), Guangxi, China. EMSC registered it as M5.1 at a depth of 0 km.
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