M5.1 earthquake 29 km S of Xinji, China
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 29 km S of Xinji, China on Sun, Apr 10, 1966, 2:53 PM GMT+8 (06:53 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 45 km W of Nangong, China. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1966-04-10 06:53:07 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.637° N, 115.218° 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 2.1 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 6.129 km WNW of Nangong, China · 22092 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 5.139 km NE of Xingtai, China · 22093 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
- 5.231 km SSW of Xinji, China · 22094 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
- 6.024 km SSW of Xinji, China · 22095 days ago · 20 km deep · 8 km away
- 6.024 km S of Xinji, China · 22095 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
- 5.233 km WNW of Nangong, China · 22098 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
- 5.434 km SSW of Xinji, China · 22099 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.519 km W of Nangong, China · 22099 days ago · 15 km deep · 32 km away
- 6.834 km NW of Nangong, China · 22099 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
- 6.235 km WNW of Nangong, China · 22099 days ago · 20 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.842 km W of Nangong, China · 22102 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem848281. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:36 AM UTC.