M5.0 earthquake 96 km SW of Kashgar, China
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 96 km SW of Kashgar, China on Sun, Jul 28, 1974, 10:10 AM GMT+6 (04:10 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 116 km N of Murghob, Tajikistan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.0 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1974-07-28 04:10:06 UTC
- Depth
- 51.0 km (31.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.830° N, 75.239° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
- Stations used
- 36
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 2 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 usp00007be (also filed as iscgem746390). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 4:24 PM UTC.