Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 19, 1936 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Tuesday, May 19, 1936 at 16:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Turpan (China - CN), about 64.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 88.450 and latitude 42.735.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	42.735, 88.450
UTC time	1936-05-19 16:24:20.960

Location	Turpan
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1936-05-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Turpan	64.0 km
Ürümqi	137.2 km
Changji	169.3 km
Korla	218.2 km
Shihezi	261.5 km
Sandaohezi	289.0 km
Dushanzi	340.6 km
Wusu	358.1 km
Kumul	413.2 km
Baijiantan	422.0 km
Karamay	426.0 km
Xinyuan	429.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5

Turpan

China · 2025-12-12 03:04 UTC

34.3 km

M 4.5

Turpan

China · 2025-11-19 18:45 UTC

122.1 km

M 4.9

Ürümqi

China · 2025-07-09 18:39 UTC

37.4 km

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