Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 9, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Tuesday, September 9, 1975 at 18:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tumxuk (China - CN), about 42.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 78.624 and latitude 40.043.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	40.043, 78.624
UTC time	1975-09-09 18:32:33.700

Location	Tumxuk
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1975-09-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tumxuk	42.0 km
Huangdi	170.5 km
Elixku	183.5 km
Aksu	188.9 km
Baishikante	202.0 km
Tage'erqi	204.1 km
Yishikuli	212.0 km
Atush	212.8 km
Mixia	212.9 km
Shache	216.8 km
Tuomuwusitang	222.3 km
Wudalike	227.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Tumxuk China · 2026-04-05 02:21 UTC	29.2 km
M 4.9 Tumxuk China · 2025-09-02 07:58 UTC	65.6 km

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