Earthquake details

Sunday, November 18, 1956 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, November 18, 1956 at 05:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Atush (China - CN), about 49.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 76.731 and latitude 39.825.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	39.825, 76.731
UTC time	1956-11-18 05:19:31.360

Location	Atush
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1956-11-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Atush	49.5 km
Kashgar	75.2 km
Huangdi	128.9 km
Elixku	135.9 km
Tage'erqi	149.5 km
Yishikuli	154.2 km
Mixia	159.0 km
Shache	162.8 km
Qarek	163.3 km
Baishikante	165.1 km
Wudalike	166.5 km
Tuomuwusitang	168.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Atush China · 2025-10-20 09:46 UTC	47.1 km
M 4.2 Kashgar China · 2025-06-09 22:57 UTC	118.1 km

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