China earthquakes

M4.8 earthquake 159 km S of Hotan, China

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 159 km S of Hotan, China on Mon, Apr 28, 1975, 3:19 PM GMT+6 (09:19 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.3 142 km S of Hotan, China. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 4.8 (mb), light
Local time: Mon, Apr 28, 1975, 3:19 PM GMT+6
UTC: 1975-04-28 09:19:01 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 35.672° N, 79.935° E
Region: China
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Stations used: 15

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Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

5.173 km S of Kashitashi, ChinaTue, Apr 22, 4:09 AM GMT+6 · 18781 days ago · 35 km deep · 9 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000atx (also filed as iscgem730715). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:25 AM UTC.