M4.6 earthquake 155 km S of Hotan, China
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 155 km S of Hotan, China on Wed, Jul 14, 1976, 12:49 AM GMT+6 (18:49 UTC), 44 km (27 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 157 km SSW of Hotan, China. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-07-13 18:49:43 UTC
- Depth
- 44.0 km (27.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.730° N, 79.625° 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.6 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed |
| 5.0 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.2 |
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Stations used
- 27
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.5167 km SSW of Hotan, China · 18344 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.5153 km SSW of Hotan, China · 18344 days ago · 47 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.8157 km SSW of Hotan, China · 18342 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.8158 km S of Hotan, China · 18327 days ago · 16 km deep · 4 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000hb7 (also filed as iscgem711134). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:02 PM UTC.