Earthquake details

Monday, September 21, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, September 21, 1959 at 12:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Uzgen (China - CN), about 114.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 74.658 and latitude 40.811.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	40.811, 74.658
UTC time	1959-09-21 12:19:39.170

Location	Kashgar
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1959-09-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Uzgen	114.5 km
Naryn	131.2 km
Jalal-Abad	140.2 km
Xonobod	141.8 km
Suzak	147.9 km
Qorasuv	149.7 km
Osh	160.1 km
Oyim	161.4 km
Bazar-Korgon	162.8 km
Atush	177.5 km
Kashgar	187.5 km
Andijan	195.0 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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