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M5.0 earthquake 84 km WSW of Wuwei, China

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 84 km WSW of Wuwei, China on Tue, Aug 26, 1986, 10:11 PM GMT+9 (13:11 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 89 km WSW of Wuwei, China. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.0 (mb), moderate
Local time
UTC
1986-08-26 13:11:25 UTC
Depth
23.1 km (14.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.693° N, 101.718° E
Region
China
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.378 km WSW of Wuwei, China · 14636 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 4.582 km WSW of Wuwei, China · 14635 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 4.268 km W of Wuwei, China · 14634 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 5.389 km WSW of Wuwei, China · 14616 days ago · 18 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 5.381 km WSW of Wuwei, China · 14615 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 4.483 km SW of Jinchang, China · 14615 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away

Before

  1. 5.496 km WSW of Wuwei, China · 14637 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 6.0102 km WSW of Wuwei, China · 14637 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002xje (also filed as iscgem489435). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:09 AM UTC.