M4.5 earthquake 147 km ENE of Kashgar, China
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 147 km ENE of Kashgar, China on Wed, Mar 2, 1983, 7:13 PM GMT+6 (13:13 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 178 km ENE of Kashgar, 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), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-03-02 13:13:14 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.855° N, 77.632° 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
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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 usp0001tdw. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:52 PM UTC.