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M6.0 earthquake 173 km NE of Burang, China

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck 173 km NE of Burang, China on Sun, Jan 24, 1982, 1:48 AM GMT+8 (17:48 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 6.0 (ms), strong
Local time: Sun, Jan 24, 1982, 1:48 AM GMT+8
UTC: 1982-01-23 17:48:02 UTC
Depth: 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 31.582° N, 82.205° E
Region: China
Strongest shaking: VI, strong 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: VI, strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 12.6% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 2.5 cm/s
Map: Automatic

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Depth from: OPERATOR_ASSIGNED

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

6.5185 km NNE of Burang, ChinaSun, Jan 24, 1:37 AM GMT+8 · 16313 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001j89 (also filed as iscgem606138). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:10 AM UTC.