Is Pengzhen safe? China travel risk
Is Pengzhen safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Pengzhen scores 35/100 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.
Pengzhen scores 35/100 (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 Pengzhen: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (37/100) and natural hazards (59/100).
A score of 35 is higher than the scores of 42% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the China travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Local Geographic Profile
Geographically located in Sichuan (30.5833° N, 103.8751° E), Pengzhen sits 1,535.9 km NE from Beijing at lowland elevation.
Sichuan
30.5833° N, 103.8751° E
Lowland
UTC
43,005
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in China
Climate by Month
Hottest: July (30 °C avg high); Wettest: July (311 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 10° | 12° | 18° | 23° | 27° | 29° | 30° | 30° | 26° | 21° | 16° | 11° |
| Low °C | 2° | 4° | 9° | 14° | 18° | 22° | 23° | 23° | 20° | 15° | 9° | 4° |
| Rain mm | 7 | 11 | 23 | 38 | 65 | 173 | 311 | 242 | 152 | 54 | 17 | 10 |
Normals: Chengdu (19.9 km away).
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 Pengzhen happened in June (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: M5.8 on 1 Jun 2022 (90 km away) — USGS details
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