M4.8 earthquake 254 km NW of Qamdo, China
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 254 km NW of Qamdo, China on Sun, Aug 26, 1979, 12:58 PM GMT+8 (04:58 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-08-26 04:58:15 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 32.869° N, 95.422° 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
- 47
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00012mr (also filed as iscgem660900, iscgemsup660900). Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 7:58 PM UTC.