M5.4 earthquake 91 km N of Kharkhorin, Mongolia
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 91 km N of Kharkhorin, Mongolia on Thu, Jan 19, 1967, 4:49 AM GMT+7 (21:49 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.4 89 km SSW of Bulgan, Mongolia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.4 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1967-01-18 21:49:23 UTC
- Depth
- 11.7 km (7.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 48.007° N, 103.015° 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 2.4 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.489 km SSW of Bulgan, Mongolia · 21796 days ago · 22 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.391 km NNE of Kharkhorin, Mongolia · 21796 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 5.3central Mongolia · 21796 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 5.389 km NNE of Kharkhorin, Mongolia · 21795 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.285 km SSW of Bulgan, Mongolia · 21795 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.482 km NNE of Kharkhorin, Mongolia · 21793 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.382 km SSW of Bulgan, Mongolia · 21793 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.293 km NNE of Kharkhorin, Mongolia · 21786 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.286 km NNE of Kharkhorin, Mongolia · 21785 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem839917. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:20 PM UTC.