M4.7 earthquake 104 km WNW of Kashgar, China
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 104 km WNW of Kashgar, China on Wed, Jun 6, 1973, 8:15 AM GMT+6 (02:15 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 101 km W of Kashgar, China. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-06-06 02:15:41 UTC
- Depth
- 20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.745° N, 74.831° 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.
- Stations used
- 21
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp000021k. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:31 AM UTC.