M4.3 earthquake 123 km WNW of Kashgar, China
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 123 km WNW of Kashgar, China on Thu, Apr 30, 1987, 12:54 PM GMT+6 (06:54 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.2 122 km WNW of Kashgar, 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
- 4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-04-30 06:54:57 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.733° N, 74.594° 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 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6125 km W of Kashgar, China · 14397 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.3130 km N of Murghob, Tajikistan · 14383 days ago · 33 km deep · 80 km away
- 3.894 km ESE of Nookat, Kyrgyzstan · 14366 days ago · 33 km deep · 84 km away
- 5.2122 km WNW of Kashgar, China · 14361 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00034kn. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:43 AM UTC.