M4.2 earthquake 80 km WNW of Kashgar, China
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 80 km WNW of Kashgar, China on Fri, Nov 20, 1987, 1:37 PM GMT+6 (07:37 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.3 48 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
- 4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1987-11-20 07:37:48 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.640° N, 75.084° 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: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.6111 km NE of Murghob, Tajikistan · 14175 days ago · 61 km deep · 81 km away
- 5.348 km WNW of Kashgar, China · 14150 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0003a9q. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:51 PM UTC.