Mongolia earthquakes

M5.8 earthquake 53 km SW of Bulgan, Mongolia

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 53 km SW of Bulgan, Mongolia on Thu, Jan 5, 1967, 7:42 AM GMT+7 (00:42 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.0 92 km SSW of Bulgan, Mongolia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.8 (mw), moderate
Local time: Thu, Jan 5, 1967, 7:42 AM GMT+7
UTC: 1967-01-05 00:42:12 UTC
Depth: 17.5 km (10.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 48.477° N, 103.021° E
Region: Mongolia
Strongest shaking: VII, very strong shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: VII, very strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 27.1% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 3.1 cm/s
Map: Automatic

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

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Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.83
Depth from: From location

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

7.077 km SSW of Bulgan, MongoliaThu, Jan 5, 7:14 AM GMT+7 · 21810 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgemsup839413 (also filed as iscgem839413, atlas19670105004211). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:14 AM UTC.