M4.9 earthquake 42 km N of Changling, China
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 42 km N of Changling, China on Fri, Nov 22, 2013, 4:18 PM GMT+8 (08:18 UTC), 17 km (11 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
- 4.9 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2013-11-22 08:18:51 UTC
- Depth
- 17.1 km (10.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.644° N, 124.104° E
- Region
- China
- Felt reports
- 2
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.9 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.043 |
| 4.97 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
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
- 17.2% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.5 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
- Station coverage gap
- 31°
- Stations used
- 188
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.339 km NNE of Changling, China · 4697 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 4 · PAGER yellow
- 4.938 km NNE of Changling, China · 4697 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.238 km N of Changling, China · 4682 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
Before
- 4.646 km NNE of Changling, China · 4711 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
- 4.043 km NNE of Changling, China · 4716 days ago · 19 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.752 km NNE of Changling, China · 4716 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
- 4.751 km N of Changling, China · 4719 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.1Jilin, China · 4719 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 8
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usb000l451 (also filed as iscgem603801019). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.