M4.8 earthquake 69 km SSE of Hotan, China
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 69 km SSE of Hotan, China on Fri, Mar 12, 1982, 1:49 PM GMT+6 (07:49 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-03-12 07:49:20 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.551° N, 80.286° 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 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 usp0001k32. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:41 AM UTC.