M4.6 earthquake 112 km WSW of Kashgar, China
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 112 km WSW of Kashgar, China on Sat, Jun 7, 1975, 2:05 AM GMT+6 (20:05 UTC), 46 km (29 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 142 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
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-06-06 20:05:15 UTC
- Depth
- 46.0 km (28.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.147° N, 74.753° 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
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.2126 km N of Murghob, Tajikistan · 18682 days ago · 52 km deep · 75 km away
- 4.9142 km N of Murghob, Tajikistan · 18677 days ago · 61 km deep · 67 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000bbq (also filed as iscgem727148). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:21 AM UTC.