M5.2 earthquake 85 km SSW of Bulgan, Mongolia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 85 km SSW of Bulgan, Mongolia on Sat, Jan 21, 1967, 7:41 AM GMT+7 (00:41 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 82 km NNE of Kharkhorin, Mongolia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1967-01-21 00:41:30 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.107° N, 103.073° E
- Region
- Mongolia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
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
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.482 km NNE of Kharkhorin, Mongolia · 21793 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
- 5.382 km SSW of Bulgan, Mongolia · 21793 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 5.293 km NNE of Kharkhorin, Mongolia · 21786 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.286 km NNE of Kharkhorin, Mongolia · 21784 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
Before
- 5.389 km NNE of Kharkhorin, Mongolia · 21795 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.3central Mongolia · 21795 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.391 km NNE of Kharkhorin, Mongolia · 21795 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 6.489 km SSW of Bulgan, Mongolia · 21795 days ago · 22 km deep · 6 km away
- 5.491 km N of Kharkhorin, Mongolia · 21796 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.387 km SSW of Bulgan, Mongolia · 21808 days ago · 18 km deep · 4 km away
- 6.092 km SSW of Bulgan, Mongolia · 21809 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
- 5.853 km SW of Bulgan, Mongolia · 21810 days ago · 18 km deep · 41 km away
- 7.077 km SSW of Bulgan, Mongolia · 21810 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem839997. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:03 AM UTC.