M5.8 earthquake 80 km SSW of Luocheng, China
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 80 km SSW of Luocheng, China on Wed, Apr 29, 1936, 2:27 AM GMT+8 (18:27 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.8 92 km SSW of Luocheng, China. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1936-04-28 18:27:24 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.728° N, 103.679° E
- Region
- China
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.30
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.982 km SSW of Luocheng, China · 33016 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
- 5.874 km SSW of Luocheng, China · 33009 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
- 6.892 km SSW of Luocheng, China · 33009 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem903597. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:26 PM UTC.