Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 5, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Tuesday, April 5, 1983 at 06:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Atush (China - CN), about 85.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 75.260 and latitude 40.025.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	40.025, 75.260
UTC time	1983-04-05 06:50:33.480

Location	Kashgar
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1983-04-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Atush	85.4 km
Kashgar	87.9 km
Naryn	168.0 km
Uzgen	185.6 km
Xonobod	212.1 km
Qorasuv	216.0 km
Osh	216.4 km
Jalal-Abad	216.4 km
Suzak	221.9 km
Oyim	231.0 km
Huangdi	231.8 km
Elixku	233.3 km

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