M4.7 earthquake 132 km NE of Kashgar, China
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 132 km NE of Kashgar, China on Wed, Jan 11, 1978, 7:45 AM GMT+6 (01:45 UTC), 36 km (22 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-01-11 01:45:02 UTC
- Depth
- 36.0 km (22.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.215° N, 77.203° 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
- 54
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 4.1144 km NNE of Shache, China · 17789 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.8126 km E of Kashgar, China · 17805 days ago · 34 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.1149 km E of Kashgar, China · 17810 days ago · 33 km deep · 68 km away
- 5.8123 km ENE of Kashgar, China · 17810 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 4.8162 km NNE of Shache, China · 17814 days ago · 33 km deep · 73 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000sev (also filed as iscgem687491). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:36 PM UTC.