M5.2 earthquake 76 km WNW of Aksu, China
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 76 km WNW of Aksu, China on Thu, Jun 17, 1971, 9:20 PM GMT+6 (15:20 UTC), 12 km (8 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
- 5.2 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1971-06-17 15:20:11 UTC
- Depth
- 12.1 km (7.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.425° N, 79.426° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.694 km WNW of Aksu, China · 20189 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.2102 km WNW of Aksu, China · 20175 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
Before
- 5.279 km WNW of Aksu, China · 20192 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
- 5.290 km WNW of Aksu, China · 20192 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.390 km WNW of Aksu, China · 20192 days ago · 15 km deep · 17 km away
- 5.376 km NW of Aykol, China · 20192 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
- 5.472 km WNW of Aksu, China · 20192 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 6.085 km WNW of Aksu, China · 20192 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
- 5.680 km WNW of Aksu, China · 20193 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem783540. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 8:29 AM UTC.