M4.9 earthquake 100 km WNW of Kashgar, China
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 100 km WNW of Kashgar, China on Wed, Mar 30, 1983, 12:46 PM GMT+6 (06:46 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 87 km NW of Kashgar, China. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (ms), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-03-30 06:46:19 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.933° N, 74.977° 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
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.881 km NW of Kashgar, China · 15882 days ago · 23 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.756 km NW of Kashgar, China · 15881 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
- 5.687 km NW of Kashgar, China · 15876 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.765 km NW of Kashgar, China · 15876 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 4.469 km NW of Kashgar, China · 15875 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.784 km WSW of Kashgar, China · 15868 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 4.539 km NW of Kashgar, China · 15858 days ago · 54 km deep · 63 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001u2a (also filed as iscgem581841). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 6:59 AM UTC.