M5.5 earthquake 254 km SE of Hotan, China
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 254 km SE of Hotan, China on Tue, Oct 7, 1980, 3:32 PM GMT+6 (09:32 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
- 5.5 (ms), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1980-10-07 09:32:08 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.598° N, 82.073° E
- Region
- China
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 9.7% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.9 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- 135
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001a4a (also filed as gcmtb100780a, gcmt19801007093208, iscgem636711). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:12 AM UTC.