M4.4 earthquake 89 km SW of Dadukou, China
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 89 km SW of Dadukou, China on Tue, Aug 12, 2003, 11:59 PM GMT+8 (15:59 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.8 82 km SW of Dadukou, China. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-08-12 15:59:44 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 25.997° N, 101.053° E
- Region
- China
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
What happened
The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.
no people dead or missing; no people injured; no buildings damaged or destroyed
From the USGS event page for usp000c4px. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.
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
- Station coverage gap
- 79°
- Stations used
- 39
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.781 km SSW of Dadukou, China · 8446 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.882 km SW of Dadukou, China · 8406 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
Before
- 4.081 km SW of Dadukou, China · 8459 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.077 km SSW of Dadukou, China · 8472 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
- 4.374 km SW of Dadukou, China · 8472 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.483 km SW of Dadukou, China · 8473 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 6.075 km SSW of Dadukou, China · 8474 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c4px. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:24 AM UTC.