Earthquake details

Thursday, August 16, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, August 16, 1990 at 04:59 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Turpan (China - CN), about 157.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 88.770 and latitude 41.564.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	41.564, 88.770
UTC time	1990-08-16 04:59:57.690

Location	Turpan
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1990-08-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Turpan	157.7 km
Korla	218.8 km
Ürümqi	266.8 km
Changji	297.2 km
Shihezi	377.5 km
Sandaohezi	400.4 km
Kumul	415.3 km
Dushanzi	443.8 km
Wusu	461.4 km
Kucha	485.8 km
Xinyuan	498.2 km
Dunhuang	521.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Turpan China · 2025-12-12 03:04 UTC	122.0 km
M 4.5 Turpan China · 2025-11-19 18:45 UTC	242.1 km
M 4.9 Ürümqi China · 2025-07-09 18:39 UTC	168.9 km

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