Earthquake details

Thursday, August 9, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, August 9, 1984 at 19:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Zepu (China - CN), about 37.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 76.913 and latitude 38.011.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	38.011, 76.913
UTC time	1984-08-09 19:53:07.340

Location	Zepu
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1984-08-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Zepu	37.1 km
Qarek	40.8 km
Wudalike	43.4 km
Tuomuwusitang	48.1 km
Shache	53.5 km
Mixia	57.4 km
Yishikuli	58.9 km
Tage'erqi	66.6 km
Baishikante	70.3 km
Elixku	87.4 km
Huangdi	100.4 km
Kashgar	181.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Zepu China · 2026-03-18 01:55 UTC	83.7 km
M 4.5 Shache China · 2026-02-06 02:24 UTC	30.6 km
M 4.4 Zepu China · 2025-12-12 14:22 UTC	92.5 km

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