M4.3 earthquake 78 km WSW of Wuwei, China
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 78 km WSW of Wuwei, China on Wed, Aug 27, 1986, 10:15 PM GMT+9 (13:15 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 89 km WSW of Wuwei, China. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-08-27 13:15:22 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.703° N, 101.787° 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.582 km WSW of Wuwei, China · 14642 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.268 km W of Wuwei, China · 14642 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.389 km WSW of Wuwei, China · 14623 days ago · 18 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.381 km WSW of Wuwei, China · 14623 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.483 km SW of Jinchang, China · 14623 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002xkb. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:17 PM UTC.