M4.7 earthquake 56 km NW of Kashgar, China
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 56 km NW of Kashgar, China on Thu, Mar 31, 1983, 5:20 AM GMT+6 (23:20 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.6 87 km NW 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-03-30 23:20:06 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.849° N, 75.550° 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 1.7 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.687 km NW of Kashgar, China · 15889 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.765 km NW of Kashgar, China · 15889 days ago · 33 km deep · 9 km away
- 4.469 km NW of Kashgar, China · 15888 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.784 km WSW of Kashgar, China · 15881 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.539 km NW of Kashgar, China · 15871 days ago · 54 km deep · 17 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001u2t. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:11 AM UTC.