M5.4 earthquake 72 km WNW of Aksu, China
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 72 km WNW of Aksu, China on Wed, Jun 16, 1971, 4:15 AM GMT+6 (22:15 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 94 km WNW of Aksu, China. 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
- 1971-06-15 22:15:48 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.421° N, 79.469° E
- Region
- China
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate 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
- V, moderate shaking
- Map
- Automatic
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
- ±0.26
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.376 km NW of Aykol, China · 20187 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.390 km WNW of Aksu, China · 20187 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.290 km WNW of Aksu, China · 20187 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.279 km WNW of Aksu, China · 20187 days ago · 17 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.276 km WNW of Aksu, China · 20186 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
- 5.694 km WNW of Aksu, China · 20183 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away
- 5.2102 km WNW of Aksu, China · 20170 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem783486 (also filed as atlas19710615221549). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:05 AM UTC.