M4.6 earthquake 76 km WNW of Aykol, China
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 76 km WNW of Aykol, China on Sat, Jan 24, 1987, 2:45 PM GMT+6 (08:45 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 90 km WNW of Aksu, China. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-01-24 08:45:45 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.313° N, 79.360° 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
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.786 km WNW of Aykol, China · 14497 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.785 km WNW of Aykol, China · 14497 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 5.290 km WNW of Aksu, China · 14497 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
- 4.467 km WNW of Aksu, China · 14497 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.582 km WNW of Aykol, China · 14496 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.581 km WNW of Aykol, China · 14495 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 4.588 km WNW of Aykol, China · 14495 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.588 km WNW of Aykol, China · 14493 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.766 km WNW of Aksu, China · 14475 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away
- 4.682 km WNW of Aykol, China · 14466 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 5.079 km WNW of Aykol, China · 14459 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00031w4. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:19 AM UTC.