M4.7 earthquake 107 km NNW of Meizhou, China
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 107 km NNW of Meizhou, China on Mon, Aug 3, 1987, 8:19 AM GMT+9 (23:19 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-08-02 23:19:10 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 25.133° N, 115.603° E
- Region
- China
- Strongest shaking
- VI, strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
Felt in the Ganzhou-Xunwu area. Felt (III) at Hong Kong.
From the USGS event page for usp000376e. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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
- 41.8% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.6 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.0106 km NNW of Meizhou, China · 14295 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 4.197 km NNW of Meizhou, China · 14278 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000376e (also filed as atlas19870802231910). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:20 AM UTC.