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M5.1 earthquake 60 km WSW of Kashgar, China

A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 60 km WSW of Kashgar, China on Fri, Aug 23, 1985, 2:32 PM GMT+6 (08:32 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.0 66 km W of Kashgar, China. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.1 (mw), moderate
Local time: Fri, Aug 23, 1985, 2:32 PM GMT+6
UTC: 1985-08-23 08:32:53 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 39.354° N, 75.309° E
Region: China
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 45 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

4.6132 km W of Kashgar, ChinaWed, Aug 21, 6:28 PM GMT+6 · 15007 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002j1n (also filed as gcmtb082385a, gcmt19850823083256, iscgem518711). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:22 AM UTC.