Earthquake details

Thursday, March 7, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, March 7, 1991 at 01:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Atush (China - CN), about 46.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 75.712 and latitude 39.931.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	45.7 km
Coordinates	39.931, 75.712
UTC time	1991-03-07 01:13:56.970

Location	Atush
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1991-03-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Atush	46.3 km
Kashgar	56.7 km
Naryn	168.4 km
Huangdi	194.8 km
Elixku	197.2 km
Tage'erqi	203.8 km
Yishikuli	205.6 km
Qarek	205.6 km
Mixia	211.2 km
Wudalike	213.3 km
Shache	214.0 km
Tuomuwusitang	218.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Atush China · 2025-10-20 09:46 UTC	132.4 km
M 4.2 Kashgar China · 2025-06-09 22:57 UTC	31.7 km

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