Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 22, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Tuesday, December 22, 1987 at 00:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Turpan (China - CN), about 180.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 89.638 and latitude 41.360.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	20.5 km
Coordinates	41.360, 89.638
UTC time	1987-12-22 00:16:39.040

Location	Turpan
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1987-12-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Turpan	180.8 km
Korla	293.7 km
Ürümqi	318.9 km
Changji	351.2 km
Kumul	359.1 km
Shihezi	440.0 km
Dunhuang	445.6 km
Sandaohezi	465.2 km
Dushanzi	512.0 km
Wusu	529.5 km
Kucha	560.0 km
Xinyuan	573.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Turpan China · 2025-12-12 03:04 UTC	182.4 km
M 4.5 Turpan China · 2025-11-19 18:45 UTC	267.2 km
M 4.9 Ürümqi China · 2025-07-09 18:39 UTC	218.9 km

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