China earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 14 km S of Songling, China

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 14 km S of Songling, China on Sun, Aug 15, 1976, 6:28 PM GMT+8 (10:28 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 27 km WNW of Changli, China. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1976-08-15 10:28:41 UTC
Depth
33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.158° N, 118.274° 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.

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Depth from
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Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.16 km NE of Gaozhuang, China · 18307 days ago · 20 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 4.735 km NW of Changli, China · 18295 days ago · 33 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 5.327 km WNW of Changli, China · 18292 days ago · 32 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 5.215 km NE of Zhaogezhuang, China · 18292 days ago · 95 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 5.265 km NW of Qinhuangdao, China · 18290 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 4.829 km NE of Tangjiazhuang, China · 18285 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 5.021 km NE of Tangjiazhuang, China · 18279 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 4.929 km ENE of Tangjiazhuang, China · 18273 days ago · 33 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 5.019 km NNW of Zhaogezhuang, China · 18266 days ago · 35 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 4.930 km NW of Changli, China · 18263 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
  11. 5.04 km N of Tangjiazhuang, China · 18255 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 4.111 km SSW of Songling, China · 18308 days ago · 33 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 4.616 km E of Tangjiazhuang, China · 18308 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.622 km NW of Fengrun, China · 18314 days ago · 34 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 5.152 km ESE of Songling, China · 18314 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 4.94 km E of Linxi, China · 18315 days ago · 33 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 4.24 km NE of Penguanzhuang, China · 18320 days ago · 61 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.416 km ENE of Fengtai, China · 18321 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 4.617 km W of Tangshan, China · 18321 days ago · 33 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.820 km SSE of Linxi, China · 18323 days ago · 38 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 5.49 km NW of Zhaogezhuang, China · 18323 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 5.117 km E of Tangjiazhuang, China · 18323 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  12. 4.635 km NW of Changli, China · 18324 days ago · 33 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 4.824 km NE of Zhaogezhuang, China · 18325 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 4.612 km W of Fengrun, China · 18325 days ago · 33 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 5.133 km NW of Changli, China · 18325 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 4.613 km ENE of Fengtai, China · 18325 days ago · 33 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 5.322 km NE of Tangjiazhuang, China · 18325 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 4.56 km WNW of Tangshan, China · 18325 days ago · 33 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 4.68 km W of Fengrun, China · 18325 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 4.919 km NE of Tangjiazhuang, China · 18325 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000hum (also filed as iscgemsup709827). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 11:11 PM UTC.