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M4.6 earthquake 31 km WNW of Kashgar, China

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 31 km WNW of Kashgar, China on Fri, Sep 13, 1985, 2:05 AM GMT+6 (20:05 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 21 km SW of Kashgar, China. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.6 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1985-09-12 20:05:55 UTC
Depth
10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.569° N, 75.644° 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 1.6 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.486 km WSW of Kashgar, China · 14984 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 5.121 km SW of Kashgar, China · 14984 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 4.531 km WSW of Kashgar, China · 14984 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.574 km SSW of Kashgar, China · 14978 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 4.652 km WSW of Kashgar, China · 14972 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.326 km WSW of Kashgar, China · 14972 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  7. 4.513 km SSW of Kashgar, China · 14968 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 5.218 km SW of Kashgar, China · 14964 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 5.246 km WSW of Kashgar, China · 14963 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 4.661 km WSW of Kashgar, China · 14944 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 4.761 km WSW of Kashgar, China · 14985 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 5.156 km W of Kashgar, China · 14986 days ago · 18 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 6.251 km WSW of Kashgar, China · 14986 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 4.854 km WSW of Kashgar, China · 14988 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 4.659 km W of Kashgar, China · 14988 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 4.851 km WSW of Kashgar, China · 14995 days ago · 25 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 4.820 km W of Kashgar, China · 14996 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 5.246 km W of Kashgar, China · 14998 days ago · 17 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 4.577 km W of Kashgar, China · 14999 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 4.771 km WSW of Kashgar, China · 14999 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 4.672 km WSW of Kashgar, China · 15000 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  12. 4.854 km WSW of Kashgar, China · 15000 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 4.879 km W of Kashgar, China · 15003 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 4.687 km WNW of Kashgar, China · 15003 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  15. 5.075 km WSW of Kashgar, China · 15004 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 4.471 km W of Kashgar, China · 15004 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 4.955 km WSW of Kashgar, China · 15004 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 4.958 km WSW of Kashgar, China · 15004 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  19. 4.521 km NW of Kashgar, China · 15004 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 4.642 km WNW of Kashgar, China · 15005 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002jqc. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:44 AM UTC.