M5.1 earthquake 39 km NE of Xingtai, China
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 39 km NE of Xingtai, China on Mon, Mar 28, 1966, 11:26 AM GMT+8 (03:26 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.1 29 km WNW of Nangong, China. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1966-03-28 03:26:29 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.269° N, 114.860° 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
- ±0.24
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.129 km WNW of Nangong, China · 22100 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.129 km S of Xinji, China · 22088 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.645 km W of Nangong, China · 22078 days ago · 15 km deep · 16 km away
Before
- 5.231 km SSW of Xinji, China · 22101 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
- 6.024 km SSW of Xinji, China · 22103 days ago · 20 km deep · 53 km away
- 6.024 km S of Xinji, China · 22103 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
- 5.233 km WNW of Nangong, China · 22106 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.434 km SSW of Xinji, China · 22107 days ago · 15 km deep · 43 km away
- 5.519 km W of Nangong, China · 22107 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
- 6.834 km NW of Nangong, China · 22107 days ago · 12 km deep · 40 km away
- 6.235 km WNW of Nangong, China · 22107 days ago · 20 km deep · 34 km away
- 5.842 km W of Nangong, China · 22110 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.238 km SW of Xinji, China · 22121 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
- 6.540 km W of Nangong, China · 22121 days ago · 24 km deep · 7 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem849657. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:20 AM UTC.