M4.9 earthquake 100 km NW of Dadukou, China
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 100 km NW of Dadukou, China on Wed, Dec 22, 1976, 2:37 AM GMT+8 (18:37 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 66 km ENE of Lijiang, China. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-12-21 18:37:12 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 27.294° N, 101.130° 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
- 45
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9109 km NNW of Dadukou, China · 18129 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.066 km ENE of Lijiang, China · 18119 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000kvx (also filed as iscgem704993, iscgemsup704993). Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 7:18 AM UTC.