M4.6 earthquake 46 km NNE of Changling, China
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 46 km NNE of Changling, China on Fri, Nov 8, 2013, 7:37 PM GMT+8 (11:37 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 39 km NNE of Changling, China. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-11-08 11:37:19 UTC
- Depth
- 14.5 km (9.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.668° N, 124.153° E
- Region
- China
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate 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
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 14.8% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.1 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.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.10
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 65°
- Stations used
- 56
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.942 km N of Changling, China · 4697 days ago · 17 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
- 5.339 km NNE of Changling, China · 4697 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 4 · PAGER yellow
- 4.938 km NNE of Changling, China · 4697 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.238 km N of Changling, China · 4682 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000kun0. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:30 AM UTC.