M5.5 earthquake 229 km SSE of Hotan, China
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 229 km SSE of Hotan, China on Tue, May 20, 1975, 1:47 AM GMT+6 (19:47 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-05-19 19:47:44 UTC
- Depth
- 26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.160° N, 80.801° E
- Region
- China
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.6 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.3 |
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 165
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1107 km SSE of Kashitashi, China · 18755 days ago · 35 km deep · 43 km away
- 4.8218 km SSE of Hotan, China · 18746 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.1146 km SSE of Kashitashi, China · 18735 days ago · 16 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.7178 km S of Hotan, China · 18705 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000b35 (also filed as iscgem729167). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:17 PM UTC.