Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 11, 1953 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, February 11, 1953 at 23:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tumxuk (China - CN), about 74.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 78.190 and latitude 39.923.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	39.923, 78.190
UTC time	1953-02-11 23:22:20.350

Location	Tumxuk
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1953-02-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tumxuk	74.6 km
Huangdi	139.5 km
Elixku	152.4 km
Tage'erqi	173.2 km
Baishikante	174.1 km
Atush	174.2 km
Yishikuli	181.0 km
Mixia	182.6 km
Shache	186.6 km
Tuomuwusitang	192.4 km
Kashgar	195.4 km
Wudalike	196.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Tumxuk China · 2026-04-05 02:21 UTC	18.9 km
M 4.9 Tumxuk China · 2025-09-02 07:58 UTC	93.5 km

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