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M4.6 earthquake 12 km W of Fengrun, China

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 12 km W of Fengrun, China on Thu, Jul 29, 1976, 1:30 PM GMT+8 (05:30 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 4 km ESE of Tanggu, China. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1976-07-29 05:30:40 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.832° N, 117.971° E
Region
China
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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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
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.14 km ESE of Tanggu, China · 18318 days ago · 35 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 4.84 km SSE of Zaojiacheng, China · 18318 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 4.824 km NE of Zhaogezhuang, China · 18318 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 4.53 km SE of Huangcaotuo, China · 18318 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 4.635 km NW of Changli, China · 18317 days ago · 33 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 5.117 km E of Tangjiazhuang, China · 18316 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 5.49 km NW of Zhaogezhuang, China · 18316 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 4.820 km SSE of Linxi, China · 18316 days ago · 38 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 4.23 km W of Yangjiapo, China · 18315 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 4.617 km W of Tangshan, China · 18314 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 4.416 km ENE of Fengtai, China · 18314 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 4.24 km NE of Penguanzhuang, China · 18313 days ago · 61 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 4.94 km E of Linxi, China · 18308 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 5.152 km ESE of Songling, China · 18307 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 4.622 km NW of Fengrun, China · 18307 days ago · 34 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 4.616 km E of Tangjiazhuang, China · 18301 days ago · 33 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 4.111 km SSW of Songling, China · 18301 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 4.114 km S of Songling, China · 18301 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 5.16 km NE of Gaozhuang, China · 18300 days ago · 20 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 4.735 km NW of Changli, China · 18288 days ago · 33 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 5.327 km WNW of Changli, China · 18285 days ago · 32 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 5.215 km NE of Zhaogezhuang, China · 18285 days ago · 95 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 4.829 km NE of Tangjiazhuang, China · 18278 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  24. 5.021 km NE of Tangjiazhuang, China · 18272 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 4.929 km ENE of Tangjiazhuang, China · 18266 days ago · 33 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 5.019 km NNW of Zhaogezhuang, China · 18260 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 5.133 km NW of Changli, China · 18318 days ago · 35 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 4.613 km ENE of Fengtai, China · 18318 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
  3. 5.322 km NE of Tangjiazhuang, China · 18319 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 4.56 km WNW of Tangshan, China · 18319 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 4.68 km W of Fengrun, China · 18319 days ago · 33 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 4.919 km NE of Tangjiazhuang, China · 18319 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 4.721 km E of Gaozhuang, China · 18319 days ago · 33 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 4.911 km NE of Tangjiazhuang, China · 18319 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 7.46 km SW of Linxi, China · 18319 days ago · 26 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 5.011 km WSW of Tangshan, China · 18319 days ago · 20 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 5.116 km NNE of Gaozhuang, China · 18319 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
  12. 4.923 km SSE of Yangezhuang, China · 18319 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 4.48 km NNW of Yangjiapo, China · 18319 days ago · 33 km deep · 53 km away
  14. 4.53 km SW of Nanmaizhu, China · 18319 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 4.72 km SW of Zhaogezhuang, China · 18319 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 5.113 km S of Dashentang, China · 18319 days ago · 33 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 4.99 km WSW of Zhaogezhuang, China · 18319 days ago · 19 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 4.59 km N of Zhaogezhuang, China · 18319 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 5.06 km SSE of Ninghe, China · 18319 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 5.49 km NE of Qiaogu, China · 18319 days ago · 31 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000hm1. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:31 AM UTC.