Seismic Event Dossier17:26 Local (09:26 UTC)(9108d ago)
35.95°N, 90.54°E
USGS•#usp000asvmreviewed

Earthquake near Gansu, China

A magnitude 7.8 (MW) earthquake occurred on 2001-11-14, 17:26 local time (09:26 UTC) (9108d ago), centered 393 km W of Golmud (China). The hypocenter was located at a shallow depth of 10 km. Primary telemetry verified by USGS alongside 1 regional seismic monitoring networks.

Historical Landmark Earthquake

#88 of All Time

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Magnitude 7.8 historical earthquake occurring on 2001-11-14 in China. Associated with the Unnamed Fault (Active Fault). Documented casualties: > 1,000.
Documented Fatalities> 1,000
Fault KinematicsActive Fault
Equivalent Energy7.56 Mt TNT

Magnitude

MW
M 7.8

7.56 Mt TNT

Depth

10 km
10 km

shallow (Shallow crustal)

PAGER Impact

red
> 1,000 fatalities

Injuries: > 5,000 · ~59.6M felt

Interactive Epicenter & Fault Map

Fault5 km
Unnamed Fault
Active Fault · ~~15.0 mm/yr
Felt byMMI V+
~59.6M exposed
~16.3M in strong shaking
Primary SolutionUSGS
USGS#usp000asvmreviewed
1 agencies reporting
Geological Setting35.9°N
China
Continental / Inland crustal

Seismic Activity & Aftershock Sequence

Timeline of foreshocks, main rupture, aftershocks and machine learning risk probability evolution.

M0.0M4.5M9.0100%50%0%MainshockNov 14Nov 19Nov 24Nov 29Dec 4Dec 9M7.8
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<35 km (Shallow)35–70 km (Intermediate)>70 km (Deep)Mainshock
ML Risk Forecast:12h35%24h47%72h61%7d76%

Readings by agency

1 sources

Independent solutions for the same rupture. Differences of 0.1–0.3 in magnitude are normal and reflect method and station coverage.

AgencySource IDMagnitudeDepthEpicenter
USGS
Primary
usp000asvmM 7.810 km35.95, 90.54

Tectonic setting

Nearest mapped active fault: Unnamed Fault, 5 km away, slip rate ~15.0 mm/yr (GEM Global Active Faults).