Earthquake details

Sunday, April 9, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, April 9, 1972 at 08:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tumxuk (China - CN), about 28.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 78.916 and latitude 40.097.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	40.097, 78.916
UTC time	1972-04-09 08:43:52.890

Location	Tumxuk
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-04-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tumxuk	28.2 km
Aksu	167.0 km
Huangdi	191.0 km
Elixku	203.8 km
Aral	205.5 km
Baishikante	220.3 km
Tage'erqi	224.1 km
Yishikuli	232.1 km
Mixia	232.5 km
Shache	236.3 km
Atush	238.3 km
Tuomuwusitang	241.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Tumxuk China · 2026-04-05 02:21 UTC	53.8 km
M 4.9 Tumxuk China · 2025-09-02 07:58 UTC	58.1 km

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