Earthquake details

Friday, August 22, 1902 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Friday, August 22, 1902 at 03:00 UTC with a magnitude of 7.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Atush (China - CN), about 10.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 76.200 and latitude 39.800.

Magnitude	7.7
Alert	Extreme
Depth	30.0 km
Coordinates	39.800, 76.200
UTC time	1902-08-22 03:00:00.000

Location	Atush
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1902-08-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Atush	10.2 km
Kashgar	41.3 km
Huangdi	154.1 km
Elixku	157.9 km
Tage'erqi	166.8 km
Yishikuli	169.6 km
Qarek	173.0 km
Mixia	175.1 km
Shache	178.3 km
Wudalike	179.1 km
Naryn	182.2 km
Tuomuwusitang	183.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4

Atush

China · 2025-10-20 09:46 UTC

92.0 km

M 4.2

Kashgar

China · 2025-06-09 22:57 UTC

73.1 km

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