Earthquake details

Tuesday, June 24, 1958 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Tuesday, June 24, 1958 at 04:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tumxuk (China - CN), about 79.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 78.567 and latitude 40.476.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	20.0 km
Coordinates	40.476, 78.567
UTC time	1958-06-24 04:48:22.060

Location	Tumxuk
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1958-06-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tumxuk	79.5 km
Aksu	164.4 km
Huangdi	208.9 km
Atush	221.1 km
Elixku	221.8 km
Karakol	224.7 km
Aral	228.5 km
Naryn	241.1 km
Tage'erqi	242.6 km
Baishikante	243.1 km
Kashgar	247.1 km
Yishikuli	250.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Tumxuk China · 2026-04-05 02:21 UTC	50.4 km
M 4.9 Tumxuk China · 2025-09-02 07:58 UTC	26.1 km

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