M5.8 earthquake 74 km SSW of Luocheng, China
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 74 km SSW of Luocheng, China on Sat, May 16, 1936, 2:45 PM GMT+8 (06:45 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, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1936-05-16 06:45:18 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.809° N, 103.637° 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 2.8 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 5.982 km SSW of Luocheng, China · 33018 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.880 km SSW of Luocheng, China · 33028 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.856 km SW of Leshan, China · 33030 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
- 5.993 km SW of Luocheng, China · 33030 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
- 6.793 km SSW of Luocheng, China · 33030 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem903627. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:37 PM UTC.