M4.8 earthquake 82 km SW of Dadukou, China
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 82 km SW of Dadukou, China on Sat, Sep 27, 2003, 9:06 AM GMT+8 (01:06 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 Yunnan, China. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2003-09-27 01:06:32 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 25.938° N, 101.230° 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 usp000c8rg. 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
- 113°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.6Yunnan, China · 8387 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.953 km SSW of Dadukou, China · 8387 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.572 km SSW of Dadukou, China · 8387 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 3.784 km SSW of Dadukou, China · 8384 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.492 km SW of Dadukou, China · 8372 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.657 km SE of Lijiang, China · 8368 days ago · 33 km deep · 88 km away
- 3.552 km SE of Lijiang, China · 8368 days ago · 33 km deep · 92 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000c8rg. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:25 PM UTC.