M4.5 earthquake 137 km S of Hotan, China
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 137 km S of Hotan, China on Wed, Jun 4, 1975, 10:28 AM GMT+6 (04:28 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 178 km S of Hotan, China. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-06-04 04:28:41 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.868° N, 79.889° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.3130 km S of Hotan, China · 18738 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 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 · 36 km away
Before
- 4.8137 km S of Hotan, China · 18738 days ago · 58 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.8137 km S of Hotan, China · 18738 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
- 5.1107 km SSE of Kashitashi, China · 18744 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.7139 km S of Hotan, China · 18745 days ago · 38 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.7131 km S of Hotan, China · 18767 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.0129 km S of Hotan, China · 18768 days ago · 22 km deep · 9 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000bad. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.