M5.3 earthquake 89 km WSW of Wuwei, China
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 89 km WSW of Wuwei, China on Wed, Sep 17, 1986, 4:11 AM GMT+8 (20:11 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-09-16 20:11:25 UTC
- Depth
- 18.4 km (11.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.750° N, 101.636° E
- Region
- China
- Strongest shaking
- VI, strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VI, strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 16.6% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 2.1 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.381 km WSW of Wuwei, China · 14616 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.483 km SW of Jinchang, China · 14616 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
Before
- 4.268 km W of Wuwei, China · 14635 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 4.582 km WSW of Wuwei, China · 14635 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.378 km WSW of Wuwei, China · 14636 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.084 km WSW of Wuwei, China · 14637 days ago · 23 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.496 km WSW of Wuwei, China · 14637 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 6.0102 km WSW of Wuwei, China · 14637 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002y57 (also filed as iscgem486663). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.