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The minimum magnitude of completeness (Mc), a key indicator of the completeness of an earthquake catalog, reflects the monitoring capability of a seismic network and serves as a crucial foundation for the accurate calculation of the b-value. We began by integrating multi-source earthquake catalogs for mainland China using the nearest-neighbor method. Building on this, we employed a combination of partitioned time-series analysis and a grid-based spatial scanning technique to systematically investigate the spatiotemporal evolution of the Mc and the b-value across mainland China and its adjacent regions. Our findings indicate the following: (1) Since the 1980s, the overall trend of Mc has shifted from high and unstable values to low and stable ones. However, significant earthquake events can cause a notable short-term increase in the Mc. (2) The b-value exhibits strong fluctuations, primarily influenced by the dual effects of the tectonic stress field and catalog completeness. These fluctuations are particularly pronounced in highly active seismic regions such as the Sichuan\u2013Yunnan area and Taiwan, whereas the western Tibetan Plateau has consistently maintained a low b-value. (3) The spatial distributions of both the Mc and the b-value are markedly heterogeneous. By developing a unified and complete earthquake catalog for mainland China, our research highlights the qualitative leap in monitoring capabilities brought about by the continuous densification and technological upgrading of seismic networks. This dataset provides a solid foundation for future seismological research, disaster prevention practices, and especially for the development of AI-based earthquake prediction models.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/e27111137","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,5]],"date-time":"2025-11-05T13:19:29Z","timestamp":1762348769000},"page":"1137","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Spatiotemporal Distribution of the Magnitude of Completeness and b-Values in Mainland China Based on a Fused Multi-Source Earthquake Catalog"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"27","author":[{"given":"Chen","family":"Li","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Earthquake Forecasting, China Earthquake Administration, Beijing 100036, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ziyi","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Geophysics, China Earthquake Administration, Beijing 100081, China"},{"name":"School of Earth and Space Sciences, Peking University, Beijing 100871, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mengqiao","family":"Duan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Earthquake Forecasting, China Earthquake Administration, Beijing 100036, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5486-0159","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Lianqing","family":"Zhou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institute of Earthquake Forecasting, China Earthquake Administration, Beijing 100036, China"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","first-page":"192","article-title":"Unified Earthquake Cataloging of China Seismographic Network","volume":"35","author":"Dai","year":"2019","journal-title":"Earthq. 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