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M5.1 earthquake 33 km NW of Changli, China

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 33 km NW of Changli, China on Thu, Jul 29, 1976, 9:01 AM GMT+8 (01:01 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.4 9 km NW of Zhaogezhuang, China. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.1 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Thu, Jul 29, 1976, 9:01 AM GMT+8
UTC: 1976-07-29 01:01:03 UTC
Depth: 35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 39.923° N, 118.883° 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
5.1	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed
5.21	Mw, moment	ISCGEMSUP	Final · ±0.38

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How well it is located

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Stations used: 137

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000hkx (also filed as iscgemsup711808). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 11:46 PM UTC.