Earthquake details

Sunday, September 13, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, September 13, 1959 at 19:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kashgar (China - CN), about 148.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 74.265 and latitude 39.612.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	30.0 km
Coordinates	39.612, 74.265
UTC time	1959-09-13 19:16:00.560

Location	Kashgar
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1959-09-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kashgar	148.7 km
Uzgen	152.8 km
Osh	161.3 km
Atush	163.7 km
Qorasuv	170.9 km
Xonobod	172.0 km
Jalal-Abad	182.1 km
Suzak	184.0 km
Oyim	186.6 km
Kzyl-Kiya	196.0 km
Bazar-Korgon	204.5 km
Asaka	207.1 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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