M5.2 earthquake 90 km WNW of Aksu, China
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 90 km WNW of Aksu, China on Wed, Jun 16, 1971, 4:56 PM GMT+6 (10:56 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 79 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
- 5.2 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1971-06-16 10:56:37 UTC
- Depth
- 12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.480° N, 79.269° E
- Region
- China
- 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 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.279 km WNW of Aksu, China · 20187 days ago · 17 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.276 km WNW of Aksu, China · 20186 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.694 km WNW of Aksu, China · 20184 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
- 5.2102 km WNW of Aksu, China · 20170 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
Before
- 5.390 km WNW of Aksu, China · 20187 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.376 km NW of Aykol, China · 20187 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.472 km WNW of Aksu, China · 20187 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 6.085 km WNW of Aksu, China · 20187 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
- 5.680 km WNW of Aksu, China · 20188 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem783512. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:54 AM UTC.