M5.2 earthquake 28 km SW of Changzhi, China
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 28 km SW of Changzhi, China on Wed, Jan 13, 1965, 12:18 AM GMT+8 (16:18 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 17 km WNW of Yima, China. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1965-01-12 16:18:11 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.026° N, 111.525° 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
- ±0.43
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem861012. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:28 AM UTC.