M4.9 earthquake 94 km NE of Aral, China
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 94 km NE of Aral, China on Fri, Jun 1, 1973, 6:46 PM GMT+6 (12:46 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 90 km SW of Kuqa, China. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-06-01 12:46:08 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.126° N, 82.088° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.190 km SW of Kuqa, China · 19470 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
- 4.682 km NE of Aral, China · 19462 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000202 (also filed as iscgem758934, iscgemsup758934). Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC.