M 4.3 earthquake – 132 km E of Wuwei, China
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Local time: Sep 29, 2026 · 21:26 (UTC+8)
LightShallow · 10 km
Reviewed by a seismologist
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- Magnitude
- 4.3body-wave magnitude (mb)
- Depth
- 10 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 38.163, 104.117119 km from Zhongwei
- Energy released
- 43 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 284USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Jul 25, 2025.
How strong was it?
Light earthquake. It released 43 tons of TNT, 11 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around China.
- 7.9 125 km E of Baiyin, China Dec 16, 1920
- 7.7 31 km SSW of Wuwei, China May 22, 1927
- 7.0 139 km ENE of Baiyin, China Dec 25, 1920
- 7.0 66 km E of Zhangye, China Feb 11, 1954
- 6.9 153 km ENE of Wuwei, China Jul 31, 1954
- 6.6 northern Qinghai, China Jan 7, 2022
- 6.3 50 km SW of Wuwei, China Mar 7, 1928
- 6.1 138 km SSW of Yinchuan, China Dec 28, 1920