April 14, 1982 Earthquake: Gansu Province, China
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Gansu Province, China on April 14, 1982 at 06:36:56 UTC, 33 km below the surface.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- April 14, 1982
- Time
- 06:36:56 UTC
- Place
- Gansu Province, China
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 33 km (21 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 36.785° N, 105.550° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Slight damage in the Gansu-Ningxia border region. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- December 16, 1920, Gansu Province, Shanxi Province, China
- October 25, 1622, Pingliang, Longde, Ningxia, China
- June 2, 1219, Ningxia, China
- September 12, 1306, Kaicheng, Ningxia, China
- October 14, 1709, Ningxia, China
- July 25, 1561, E of Zhongwei, Ningxia, China
- May 26, 1852, Ningxia, China
- November 21, 1748, Ningxia, China
- October 20, 1990, Tianzhu, Gansu Province, China
- February 15, 1627, Ningxia, China
- April 10, 1495, Zhongwei, Ningxia, China
- July 14, 876, Qingtongxia, Ningxia, China
- November 2, 1888, Gansu Province, China
- April 18, 1352, Gansu Province, China
- January 9, 2007, Gansu Province, China
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 4942.