Earthquake details

Thursday, March 14, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, March 14, 1991 at 17:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Uzgen (China - CN), about 140.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 73.971 and latitude 39.614.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	39.614, 73.971
UTC time	1991-03-14 17:09:45.490

Location	Kashgar
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1991-03-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Uzgen	140.7 km
Osh	142.6 km
Qorasuv	154.6 km
Xonobod	157.1 km
Jalal-Abad	168.4 km
Suzak	169.2 km
Oyim	170.0 km
Kzyl-Kiya	172.8 km
Kashgar	173.8 km
Quvasoy	186.1 km
Asaka	186.6 km
Atush	188.9 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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