Is Zhangye safe? China travel risk
Is Zhangye safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Zhangye 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.
Zhangye 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 Zhangye: nearest emergency and transport facilities.
Driven by: natural hazards (65/100) and security (37/100).
A score of 36 is higher than 32% of the cities we score.
Consult the China travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
Found at 38.9248° N, 100.4499° E within Gansu, Zhangye is situated 1,372.5 km E of Beijing at an altitude of 1481 m.
Gansu
38.9248° N, 100.4499° E
1481 m
Asia/Shanghai
1,131,016
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Zhangye happened in January (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: M6.6 on 7 Jan 2022 (142 km away) — USGS details
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