Is Qabqa safe? China travel risk
Is Qabqa safe right now? Checked 17 October 2026
Qabqa scores 36/100 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.
Qabqa scores 36/100 (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 Qabqa: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (67/100) and security (37/100).
A score of 36 is higher than 32% of the cities we score.
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Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Positioned at 36.2667° N, 100.6167° E in Qinghai, Qabqa features an altitude of 2839 m. The settlement is located 1,437.0 km ENE from Beijing.
Qinghai
36.2667° N, 100.6167° E
2839 m
Asia/Shanghai
52,500
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Qabqa happened in July (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
2 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.8 on 28 Jul 2026 (133 km away) — USGS details
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