M4.8 earthquake 137 km S of Hotan, China

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 137 km S of Hotan, China on Wed, Jun 4, 1975, 8:37 AM GMT+6 (02:37 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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
4.8	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed
5.14	Mw, moment	ISC-GEM global catalog	Final · ±0.2

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000baa (also filed as iscgem727033). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:42 AM UTC.