Earthquake details

Saturday, May 26, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, May 26, 1990 at 07:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Turpan (China - CN), about 159.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 88.688 and latitude 41.566.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	41.566, 88.688
UTC time	1990-05-26 07:59:57.820

Location	Turpan
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1990-05-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Turpan	159.0 km
Korla	212.0 km
Ürümqi	264.2 km
Changji	294.4 km
Shihezi	373.4 km
Sandaohezi	396.0 km
Kumul	421.6 km
Dushanzi	438.9 km
Wusu	456.4 km
Kucha	479.0 km
Xinyuan	491.9 km
Dunhuang	528.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Turpan China · 2025-12-12 03:04 UTC	119.0 km
M 4.5 Turpan China · 2025-11-19 18:45 UTC	242.7 km
M 4.9 Ürümqi China · 2025-07-09 18:39 UTC	167.1 km

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