M5.8 earthquake 137 km S of Hotan, China
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 137 km S of Hotan, China on Wed, Jun 4, 1975, 8:24 AM GMT+6 (02:24 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (ms), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-06-04 02:24:32 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.866° N, 79.848° E
- Region
- China
- Strongest shaking
- VI, strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VI, strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 11.0% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 2.1 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 148
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.8137 km S of Hotan, China · 18738 days ago · 58 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.5137 km S of Hotan, China · 18738 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.3130 km S of Hotan, China · 18738 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.7178 km S of Hotan, China · 18695 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.2149 km SSW of Hotan, China · 18689 days ago · 122 km deep · 32 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000ba9 (also filed as iscgem727032). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:53 AM UTC.