M5.9 earthquake 82 km SSW of Luocheng, China
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 82 km SSW of Luocheng, China on Fri, May 8, 1936, 11:24 PM GMT+8 (15:24 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
- 5.9 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1936-05-08 15:24:24 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.732° N, 103.618° 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
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.874 km SSW of Luocheng, China · 33010 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
- 6.892 km SSW of Luocheng, China · 33010 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem903615. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:35 PM UTC.