M4.8 earthquake 192 km SE of Qamdo, China
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 192 km SE of Qamdo, China on Tue, Jan 28, 1986, 4:32 AM GMT+8 (20:32 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 184 km SE of Qamdo, China. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-01-27 20:32:01 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 29.728° N, 98.353° 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002qgk. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:00 AM UTC.