China earthquakes

M5.5 earthquake 19 km W of Nangong, China

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 19 km W of Nangong, China on Tue, Mar 22, 1966, 4:45 PM GMT+8 (08:45 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 24 km S of Xinji, China. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.5 (mw), moderate
Local time: Tue, Mar 22, 1966, 4:45 PM GMT+8
UTC: 1966-03-22 08:45:50 UTC
Depth: 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 37.354° N, 115.159° E
Region: China
Strongest shaking: V, moderate shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

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Strongest estimated: V, moderate shaking
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

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How well it is located

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Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.39
Depth from: From location

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem849481 (also filed as atlas19660322084550). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:08 PM UTC.