Earthquake details

Thursday, July 9, 1953 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, July 9, 1953 at 20:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tumxuk (China - CN), about 69.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 78.279 and latitude 40.049.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	40.049, 78.279
UTC time	1953-07-09 20:43:36.770

Location	Tumxuk
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1953-07-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tumxuk	69.7 km
Huangdi	155.4 km
Elixku	168.4 km
Atush	183.9 km
Tage'erqi	189.1 km
Baishikante	189.9 km
Yishikuli	196.9 km
Mixia	198.5 km
Shache	202.6 km
Kashgar	206.6 km
Tuomuwusitang	208.3 km
Aksu	211.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Tumxuk China · 2026-04-05 02:21 UTC	3.2 km
M 4.9 Tumxuk China · 2025-09-02 07:58 UTC	77.6 km

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