Earthquake details

Thursday, July 9, 1953 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, July 9, 1953 at 19:02 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tumxuk (China - CN), about 94.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 77.968 and latitude 39.989.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	39.989, 77.968
UTC time	1953-07-09 19:02:13.240

Location	Tumxuk
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1953-07-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tumxuk	94.3 km
Huangdi	138.7 km
Elixku	151.5 km
Atush	156.6 km
Tage'erqi	172.0 km
Baishikante	175.4 km
Kashgar	179.3 km
Yishikuli	179.6 km
Mixia	181.8 km
Shache	185.9 km
Tuomuwusitang	191.8 km
Wudalike	195.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Tumxuk China · 2026-04-05 02:21 UTC	28.6 km
M 4.9 Tumxuk China · 2025-09-02 07:58 UTC	100.1 km

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