M5.6 earthquake 94 km WNW of Aksu, China
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 94 km WNW of Aksu, China on Sat, Jun 19, 1971, 11:23 PM GMT+6 (17:23 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1971-06-19 17:23:02 UTC
- Depth
- 15.4 km (9.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.485° N, 79.226° 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
- ±0.25
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 5.276 km WNW of Aksu, China · 20196 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.279 km WNW of Aksu, China · 20197 days ago · 17 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.290 km WNW of Aksu, China · 20197 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
- 5.390 km WNW of Aksu, China · 20198 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.376 km NW of Aykol, China · 20198 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
- 5.472 km WNW of Aksu, China · 20198 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
- 6.085 km WNW of Aksu, China · 20198 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
- 5.680 km WNW of Aksu, China · 20198 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem783606. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:49 PM UTC.