M4.4 earthquake 135 km SW of Aykol, China
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 135 km SW of Aykol, China on Sun, Jul 8, 1979, 4:41 AM GMT+6 (22:41 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.5 178 km WSW of Aykol, China. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-07-07 22:41:42 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.153° N, 78.930° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 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 usp00011rt. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:10 PM UTC.