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15 May 2026
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5.2 magnitude of earthquake jolts Guangxi, 13 buildings collapsed, two dead, 7 000 rescued, China
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A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck China’s Guangxi region on 18 May 2026, killing at least two people and leaving one missing. Strong tremors caused at least 13 buildings to collapse, while four injured residents were hospitalised with non-life-threatening injuries. Over 7 000 people were evacuated as rescue operations continued across Liuzhou city. Authorities deployed more than 300 emergency personnel and 51 rescue vehicles to search damaged neighbourhoods.
Rescue teams have recovered the last trapped individual from the quake-stricken Taiyangcun town of Liuzhou, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region as of 11:10am Monday, according to the local authority. Medical personnel confirmed the 91-year-old victim is in stable condition and has been transported to a hospital for treatment. Previously, two people were recovered from the same disaster site and confirmed deceased.
Power, communication, water and gas services remained operational as officials warned residents about possible aftershocks.
Local emergency authorities activated the disaster response right after the earthquake. Rescue teams, including emergency management staff, police, firefighters, and professional work groups, were dispatched to carry out missing person searches, resident evacuation and full-scale safety inspections on buildings, traffic lines, bridges, mines and potential geological hazard sites.
The office of the State Council earthquake relief headquarters and the Ministry of Emergency Management activated a Level-IV emergency response on Monday and sent a work team to the affected area to support local earthquake relief efforts.
The Guangdong Earthquake Agency also dispatched two teams consisting of 11 experts and rescuers to Liuzhou within hours of the earthquake. They departed at 3 am and reached the epicentre area by 9am, where they began assessing disaster losses in Liunan district.
Tremors were clearly felt across Liuzhou, Guigang, Wuzhou, Hechi, Nanning and other nearby cities.
Sources: Mirror Now, Times of India, Global Times, Global Times, AFP, The Mirror, China Daily Hong Kong
Rescue teams have recovered the last trapped individual from the quake-stricken Taiyangcun town of Liuzhou, South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region as of 11:10am Monday, according to the local authority. Medical personnel confirmed the 91-year-old victim is in stable condition and has been transported to a hospital for treatment. Previously, two people were recovered from the same disaster site and confirmed deceased.
Power, communication, water and gas services remained operational as officials warned residents about possible aftershocks.
Local emergency authorities activated the disaster response right after the earthquake. Rescue teams, including emergency management staff, police, firefighters, and professional work groups, were dispatched to carry out missing person searches, resident evacuation and full-scale safety inspections on buildings, traffic lines, bridges, mines and potential geological hazard sites.
The office of the State Council earthquake relief headquarters and the Ministry of Emergency Management activated a Level-IV emergency response on Monday and sent a work team to the affected area to support local earthquake relief efforts.
The Guangdong Earthquake Agency also dispatched two teams consisting of 11 experts and rescuers to Liuzhou within hours of the earthquake. They departed at 3 am and reached the epicentre area by 9am, where they began assessing disaster losses in Liunan district.
Tremors were clearly felt across Liuzhou, Guigang, Wuzhou, Hechi, Nanning and other nearby cities.
Sources: Mirror Now, Times of India, Global Times, Global Times, AFP, The Mirror, China Daily Hong Kong
