M5.3 earthquake 223 km WSW of Altai, Mongolia
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 223 km WSW of Altai, Mongolia on Fri, Jul 5, 1974, 1:39 AM GMT+6 (19:39 UTC), 33 km (21 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
- 5.3 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-07-04 19:39:06 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 45.476° N, 93.679° E
- Region
- Mongolia
- 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
- 18
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.1230 km SW of Altai, Mongolia · 19081 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.4218 km SW of Altai, Mongolia · 19079 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayMongolia earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000709 (also filed as iscgem745523). Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 6:40 PM UTC.