Is Baiyin safe? China travel risk
Is Baiyin safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
Baiyin scores 34/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates China Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 4 Sep 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution (with regional advisories). No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Baiyin scores 34/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and China (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Baiyin: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: security (37/100) and natural hazards (59/100).
A score of 34 is higher than 25% of the cities we score.
Consult the China travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Situated in Gansu at 36.5451° N, 104.1389° E (elevation 1723 m), Baiyin lies 1,133.0 km ENE of Beijing. Time zone: Asia/Shanghai.
Gansu
36.5451° N, 104.1389° E
1723 m
Asia/Shanghai
1,512,110
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (China)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Baiyin happened in December (1 of 1 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
1 major seismic event recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.9 on 18 Dec 2023 (149 km away) — USGS details
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