M4.2 earthquake 203 km NE of Burang, China
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 203 km NE of Burang, China on Sun, Jan 24, 1982, 2:58 AM GMT+8 (18:58 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 185 km NE of Burang, China. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.2 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-01-23 18:58:35 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.662° N, 82.600° 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
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7191 km NE of Burang, China · 16320 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.0177 km NE of Burang, China · 16320 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.4198 km NE of Burang, China · 16320 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.6179 km NE of Burang, China · 16320 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.5187 km NE of Burang, China · 16320 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.6177 km NNE of Burang, China · 16319 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.4173 km NE of Burang, China · 16319 days ago · 33 km deep · 30 km away
- 4.5183 km NE of Burang, China · 16319 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 5.1185 km NE of Burang, China · 16318 days ago · 33 km deep · 28 km away
- 4.6155 km NE of Burang, China · 16309 days ago · 33 km deep · 49 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001j8f. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:31 PM UTC.