M5.4 earthquake 96 km WSW of Wuwei, China
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 96 km WSW of Wuwei, China on Tue, Aug 26, 1986, 7:29 PM GMT+9 (10:29 UTC), 10 km (6 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
- 5.4 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-08-26 10:29:58 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.675° N, 101.585° 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 2.4 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.084 km WSW of Wuwei, China · 14637 days ago · 23 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.378 km WSW of Wuwei, China · 14636 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.582 km WSW of Wuwei, China · 14635 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.268 km W of Wuwei, China · 14634 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.389 km WSW of Wuwei, China · 14615 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.381 km WSW of Wuwei, China · 14615 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.483 km SW of Jinchang, China · 14615 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002xjc (also filed as iscgem489428). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:26 AM UTC.