Earthquake details

Monday, October 16, 1922 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, October 16, 1922 at 16:01 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Korla (China - CH), about 423.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 89.658 and latitude 39.050.

Magnitude	6.6
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	39.050, 89.658
UTC time	1922-10-16 16:01:38.580

Location	southern Xinjiang
Country	China (CH)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1922-10-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Korla	423.4 km
Turpan	435.7 km
Dunhuang	448.5 km
Kumul	531.0 km
Ürümqi	556.0 km
Changji	585.6 km
Kucha	642.6 km
Shihezi	657.5 km
Sandaohezi	676.3 km
Laojunmiao	699.4 km
Dushanzi	710.8 km
Xinyuan	724.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 94 km SE of Bingtuan Sanshiliu Tuan China · 2024-01-19 17:25 UTC	56.1 km
M 4.5 southern Xinjiang China · 2023-07-15 19:42 UTC	78.0 km
M 4.7 Dunhuang China · 2022-02-17 21:12 UTC	76.3 km
M 4.1 Xinjiang-Qinghai border region China · 2019-12-28 00:08 UTC	73.3 km
M 4.6 Dunhuang China · 2019-08-12 22:09 UTC	79.2 km
M 4.5 southern Xinjiang China · 2018-10-20 03:53 UTC	20.2 km
M 4.4 Korla China · 2018-10-16 16:03 UTC	84.7 km
M 5.1 Xinjiang-Qinghai border region China · 2016-12-14 08:14 UTC	62.1 km

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