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M5.3 Earthquake near WESTERN MONGOLIA (Mongolia)

UTC time: 2025-08-28 02:22:54 UTC Local time: —
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M5.3 Earthquake near WESTERN MONGOLIA (Mongolia) · 2025-08-28 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.3 Earthquake near WESTERN MONGOLIA (Mongolia) · 2025-08-28 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On August 28, 2025 at 02:22 UTC, a magnitude M5.3 earthquake occurred near WESTERN MONGOLIA (Mongolia). The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
42cea1814778e96784a1f2f2dc6f3ba4a534b3b5
Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-28 02:22:54 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Mongolia
City
Uvs ᠤᠪᠰᠤ
Source
emsc
Coordinates
49.71000, 92.37000
Temperature
14.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
10 km — close to the regional average (8.8 km)
Regional average: 8.8 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Felt reports

1felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Aug 28, 2025, 2:25 AM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:16 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Ulaangom37.2 kmNW30'092
Kyzyl265.9 kmNE116'983
Novokuznetsk576.3 kmNW539'616

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Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Ulaangom AirportMongolia · ULO · ZMUG
    50.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours1
First 24 hours1
First 72 hours1
Strongest subsequent eventM4.2
M4.22025-08-28 03:00:01 UTC28.5 kmWESTERN MONGOLIA

Mongolia

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 45 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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