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Tuesday, August 3, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Tuesday, August 3, 1976 at 07:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tumxuk (China - CN), about 144.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 77.876 and latitude 40.797.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	40.797, 77.876
UTC time	1976-08-03 07:50:19.800

Location	Atush
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-08-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tumxuk	144.1 km
Naryn	173.0 km
Atush	188.7 km
Karakol	193.4 km
Aksu	206.5 km
Kashgar	218.6 km
Huangdi	224.3 km
Balykchy	232.4 km
Elixku	236.4 km
Tage'erqi	256.2 km
Baishikante	262.4 km
Yishikuli	263.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Atush China · 2025-10-20 09:46 UTC	109.2 km
M 4.2 Kashgar China · 2025-06-09 22:57 UTC	237.6 km

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