M4.6 earthquake central Mongolia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in central Mongolia on Sat, Apr 26, 1980, 11:22 AM GMT+8 (03:22 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-04-26 03:22:32 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 43.265° N, 104.378° E
- Region
- Mongolia
- 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
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00016w7. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:07 PM UTC.