M4.8 earthquake 218 km SSE of Hotan, China
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 218 km SSE of Hotan, China on Fri, Jun 6, 1975, 4:50 PM GMT+6 (10:50 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 146 km SSE of Kashitashi, China. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-06-06 10:50:05 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.253° N, 80.758° 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
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1146 km SSE of Kashitashi, China · 18725 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.7178 km S of Hotan, China · 18695 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000bbg (also filed as iscgem727129). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.