M4.5 earthquake 39 km NW of Kashgar, China
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 39 km NW of Kashgar, China on Sat, Apr 23, 1983, 3:01 AM GMT+6 (21:01 UTC), 54 km (34 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 37 km SW 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
- 1983-04-22 21:01:40 UTC
- Depth
- 54.3 km (33.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.724° N, 75.669° 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
- FROM_LOCATION
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 7 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.784 km WSW of Kashgar, China · 15868 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
- 4.469 km NW of Kashgar, China · 15875 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.765 km NW of Kashgar, China · 15876 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.687 km NW of Kashgar, China · 15876 days ago · 33 km deep · 48 km away
- 4.756 km NW of Kashgar, China · 15882 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.881 km NW of Kashgar, China · 15882 days ago · 23 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.9100 km WNW of Kashgar, China · 15882 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001upg. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.