According to official measurements by the China Earthquake Network, at 20:31 on December 22, 2025, a 4.2 magnitude earthquake occurred in Lingqiu County, Datong City, Shanxi. The depth of the earthquake was 8 kilometers. After the earthquake occurred, the China Earthquake Administration quickly initiated a four-level emergency service response, dispatched the China Earthquake Network Center, the Shanxi Seismological Bureau, the Hebei Seismological Bureau, and the Beijing Seismological Bureau to carry out emergency response work, and requested relevant units to conduct joint consultations to strengthen earthquake monitoring and post-earthquake trend research and judgment, and promptly report the relevant situation. Currently, the Shanxi Seismological Bureau has dispatched field teams to the earthquake area to assist local governments in carrying out emergency response work. According to information, the earthquake was strongly felt in Lingqiu, Shanxi, and places such as Baoding, Zhangjiakou, and Shijiazhuang in Hebei.

According to official measurements by the China Earthquake Network, at 20:31 on December 22, 2025, a 4.2 magnitude earthquake occurred in Lingqiu County, Datong City, Shanxi. The depth of the earthquake was 8 kilometers. After the earthquake occurred, the China Earthquake Administration quickly initiated a four-level emergency service response, dispatched the China Earthquake Network Center, the Shanxi Seismological Bureau, the Hebei Seismological Bureau, and the Beijing Seismological Bureau to carry out emergency response work, and requested relevant units to conduct joint consultations to strengthen earthquake monitoring and post-earthquake trend research and judgment, and promptly report the relevant situation. Currently, the Shanxi Seismological Bureau has dispatched field teams to the earthquake area to assist local governments in carrying out emergency response work. According to information, the earthquake was strongly felt in Lingqiu, Shanxi, and places such as Baoding, Zhangjiakou, and Shijiazhuang in Hebei.