M4.5 earthquake 127 km ENE of Kashgar, China
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 127 km ENE of Kashgar, China on Thu, Jul 25, 1974, 11:48 AM GMT+6 (05:48 UTC), 48 km (30 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 136 km NNE of Shache, China. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-07-25 05:48:15 UTC
- Depth
- 48.0 km (29.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.718° N, 77.434° 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
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00007a6. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 6:01 AM UTC.