M5.2 earthquake 90 km WNW of Aksu, China

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 90 km WNW of Aksu, China on Sat, Jan 24, 1987, 7:40 PM GMT+6 (13:40 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
5.2	mb, body-wave	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Preferred · Reviewed · 50 stations
5.38	Mw, moment	ISC-GEM global catalog	Final · ±0.3

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Some animals killed in the Wushi area, China.

From the USGS event page for usp00031wc. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00031wc (also filed as iscgem477240). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:03 AM UTC.