M4.8 earthquake 124 km WNW of Aykol, China
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 124 km WNW of Aykol, China on Tue, May 20, 1986, 1:07 PM GMT+6 (07:07 UTC), 56 km (35 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1986-05-20 07:07:40 UTC
- Depth
- 56.1 km (34.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.232° N, 78.699° E
- Region
- China
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- FROM_LOCATION
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.7145 km W of Aykol, China · 14735 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.1109 km WNW of Aykol, China · 14720 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 4.2102 km SSE of Kadzhi-Say, Kyrgyzstan · 14693 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002u7c. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:09 AM UTC.