Earthquake details

Monday, May 26, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, May 26, 1975 at 18:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tumxuk (China - CN), about 99.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 78.038 and latitude 40.309.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	50.0 km
Coordinates	40.309, 78.038
UTC time	1975-05-26 18:01:34.500

Location	Tumxuk
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1975-05-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tumxuk	99.9 km
Atush	172.5 km
Huangdi	174.5 km
Elixku	187.1 km
Kashgar	198.7 km
Tage'erqi	207.5 km
Baishikante	211.4 km
Aksu	212.6 km
Naryn	212.7 km
Yishikuli	215.0 km
Mixia	217.4 km
Shache	221.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Tumxuk China · 2026-04-05 02:21 UTC	33.2 km
M 4.9 Tumxuk China · 2025-09-02 07:58 UTC	74.1 km

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