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M4.8 earthquake 66 km W of Kashgar, China

A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 66 km W of Kashgar, China on Fri, Aug 23, 1985, 7:01 PM GMT+6 (13:01 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 73 km W of Kashgar, China. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.8 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-08-23 13:01:30 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.502° N, 75.219° E
Region
China
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 40 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.770 km W of Kashgar, China · 15005 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 4.667 km W of Kashgar, China · 15005 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 4.668 km WNW of Kashgar, China · 15005 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 4.874 km W of Kashgar, China · 15005 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 4.870 km W of Kashgar, China · 15005 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 4.6118 km WNW of Kashgar, China · 15005 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 4.874 km W of Kashgar, China · 15005 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 4.645 km W of Kashgar, China · 15005 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 4.973 km W of Kashgar, China · 15005 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 4.675 km W of Kashgar, China · 15005 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 4.642 km WNW of Kashgar, China · 15005 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 4.521 km NW of Kashgar, China · 15004 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.958 km WSW of Kashgar, China · 15004 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 4.955 km WSW of Kashgar, China · 15004 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 4.471 km W of Kashgar, China · 15004 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 5.075 km WSW of Kashgar, China · 15004 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 4.687 km WNW of Kashgar, China · 15003 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 4.879 km W of Kashgar, China · 15003 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 4.854 km WSW of Kashgar, China · 15000 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 4.672 km WSW of Kashgar, China · 15000 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 4.771 km WSW of Kashgar, China · 14999 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 4.577 km W of Kashgar, China · 14999 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  23. 5.246 km W of Kashgar, China · 14998 days ago · 17 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 4.820 km W of Kashgar, China · 14996 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 4.851 km WSW of Kashgar, China · 14995 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 4.659 km W of Kashgar, China · 14988 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  27. 4.854 km WSW of Kashgar, China · 14988 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 6.251 km WSW of Kashgar, China · 14985 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
  29. 5.156 km W of Kashgar, China · 14985 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 4.761 km WSW of Kashgar, China · 14985 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 4.631 km WNW of Kashgar, China · 14985 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 4.486 km WSW of Kashgar, China · 14984 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  33. 5.121 km SW of Kashgar, China · 14984 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 4.531 km WSW of Kashgar, China · 14984 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 4.574 km SSW of Kashgar, China · 14978 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 4.652 km WSW of Kashgar, China · 14972 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  37. 4.326 km WSW of Kashgar, China · 14972 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  38. 4.513 km SSW of Kashgar, China · 14968 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  39. 5.218 km SW of Kashgar, China · 14964 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  40. 5.246 km WSW of Kashgar, China · 14963 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 5.281 km WNW of Kashgar, China · 15005 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 4.950 km W of Kashgar, China · 15005 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 7.066 km W of Kashgar, China · 15005 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 5.160 km WSW of Kashgar, China · 15005 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 4.6132 km W of Kashgar, China · 15007 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002j24. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.