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M5.2 earthquake 46 km WSW of Kashgar, China

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 46 km WSW of Kashgar, China on Fri, Oct 4, 1985, 5:53 AM GMT+6 (23:53 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.2 (mb), moderate
Local time: Fri, Oct 4, 1985, 5:53 AM GMT+6
UTC: 1985-10-03 23:53:49 UTC
Depth: 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 39.348° N, 75.478° E
Region: China
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

4.661 km WSW of Kashgar, ChinaThu, Oct 24, 1:06 AM GMT+6 · 14944 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002kej (also filed as iscgem512435). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.