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M7.0 earthquake 66 km W of Kashgar, China

A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck 66 km W of Kashgar, China on Fri, Aug 23, 1985, 6:41 PM GMT+6 (12:41 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 7.0 (mw), major
Local time: Fri, Aug 23, 1985, 6:41 PM GMT+6
UTC: 1985-08-23 12:41:56 UTC
Depth: 6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 39.431° N, 75.224° E
Region: China
Strongest shaking: VII, very strong shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: VII, very strong shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 38.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 3.7 cm/s
Map: Automatic

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Depth from: CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002j21 (also filed as gcmtc082385b, gcmt19850823124159, atlas19850823124159, iscgem518737). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 1:51 PM UTC.