M4.5 earthquake 122 km S of Xining, China
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 122 km S of Xining, China on Wed, Aug 24, 1983, 9:41 PM GMT+8 (13:41 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-08-24 13:41:37 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 35.521° N, 101.851° 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 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001xwx (also filed as iscgemsup570807). Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:04 PM UTC.