Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 23, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Tuesday, October 23, 1984 at 08:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Zharkent (China - CN), about 55.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 80.088 and latitude 43.672.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	43.672, 80.088
UTC time	1984-10-23 08:43:10.200

Location	Huocheng
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1984-10-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Zharkent	55.4 km
Huocheng	75.9 km
Bayandai	98.8 km
Ghulja	102.7 km
Dadamtu	104.3 km
Jelilyüzi	121.0 km
Yuqunweng	125.2 km
Karakol	190.4 km
Sarkand	194.3 km
Taldykorgan	202.5 km
Bole	208.4 km
Esik	215.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Zharkent Kazakhstan · 2026-03-31 08:23 UTC	85.8 km
M 4.7 Zharkent Kazakhstan · 2026-03-31 06:11 UTC	95.2 km

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