M4.8 earthquake 162 km NNE of Shache, China
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 162 km NNE of Shache, China on Thu, Dec 15, 1977, 7:36 AM GMT+6 (01:36 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 123 km ENE of Kashgar, China. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1977-12-15 01:36:22 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.800° N, 77.863° 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
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.8123 km ENE of Kashgar, China · 17819 days ago · 33 km deep · 46 km away
- 5.1149 km E of Kashgar, China · 17819 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.8126 km E of Kashgar, China · 17814 days ago · 34 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.1144 km NNE of Shache, China · 17798 days ago · 23 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.7132 km NE of Kashgar, China · 17796 days ago · 36 km deep · 73 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000s2q. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:56 PM UTC.