M5.0 earthquake 75 km SW of Mawu, China
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 75 km SW of Mawu, China on Mon, Jun 24, 1985, 8:42 AM GMT+8 (00:42 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1985-06-24 00:42:31 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 33.908° N, 104.380° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 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 usp0002g3j. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 2:40 PM UTC.