Earthquake details

Friday, June 5, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Friday, June 5, 1987 at 04:59 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Turpan (China - CN), about 156.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 88.737 and latitude 41.584.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	41.584, 88.737
UTC time	1987-06-05 04:59:58.390

Location	Turpan
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1987-06-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Turpan	156.1 km
Korla	215.8 km
Ürümqi	263.7 km
Changji	294.1 km
Shihezi	374.1 km
Sandaohezi	397.0 km
Kumul	417.0 km
Dushanzi	440.3 km
Wusu	457.8 km
Kucha	482.9 km
Xinyuan	494.7 km
Dunhuang	524.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Turpan China · 2025-12-12 03:04 UTC	118.8 km
M 4.5 Turpan China · 2025-11-19 18:45 UTC	240.2 km
M 4.9 Ürümqi China · 2025-07-09 18:39 UTC	166.1 km

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