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M5.3 earthquake 27 km WNW of Changli, China

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 27 km WNW of Changli, China on Tue, Aug 31, 1976, 11:25 AM GMT+8 (03:25 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.3 (Ms, surface-wave), moderate
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
1976-08-31 03:25:27 UTC
Depth
32.0 km (19.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.801° N, 118.861° 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.ScaleComputed byNotes
5.3Ms, surface-waveUSGS National Earthquake Information CenterPreferred · Reviewed
5.4Mw, momentISC-GEM global catalogFinal · ±0.3

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Stations used
113

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.215 km NE of Zhaogezhuang, China · 18297 days ago · 95 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 5.265 km NW of Qinhuangdao, China · 18295 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 4.829 km NE of Tangjiazhuang, China · 18291 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 5.021 km NE of Tangjiazhuang, China · 18285 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  5. 4.929 km ENE of Tangjiazhuang, China · 18279 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 5.019 km NNW of Zhaogezhuang, China · 18272 days ago · 35 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 4.930 km NW of Changli, China · 18268 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 5.04 km N of Tangjiazhuang, China · 18260 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 4.815 km SE of Tangshan, China · 18243 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 4.735 km NW of Changli, China · 18300 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 5.16 km NE of Gaozhuang, China · 18312 days ago · 20 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 4.114 km S of Songling, China · 18313 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 4.111 km SSW of Songling, China · 18313 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 4.616 km E of Tangjiazhuang, China · 18314 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 4.622 km NW of Fengrun, China · 18319 days ago · 34 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 5.152 km ESE of Songling, China · 18319 days ago · 33 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 4.94 km E of Linxi, China · 18320 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 4.24 km NE of Penguanzhuang, China · 18325 days ago · 61 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 4.416 km ENE of Fengtai, China · 18326 days ago · 33 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 4.617 km W of Tangshan, China · 18326 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000j4n (also filed as iscgem710563). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:11 AM UTC.