Earthquake details

Tuesday, October 5, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Tuesday, October 5, 1993 at 01:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Turpan (China - CN), about 148.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 88.695 and latitude 41.667.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	41.667, 88.695
UTC time	1993-10-05 01:59:56.610

Location	Turpan
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1993-10-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Turpan	148.0 km
Korla	211.5 km
Ürümqi	253.8 km
Changji	284.2 km
Shihezi	364.5 km
Sandaohezi	387.6 km
Kumul	417.1 km
Dushanzi	431.3 km
Wusu	448.8 km
Kucha	479.0 km
Xinyuan	487.5 km
Dunhuang	530.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Turpan China · 2025-12-12 03:04 UTC	109.0 km
M 4.5 Turpan China · 2025-11-19 18:45 UTC	231.5 km
M 4.9 Ürümqi China · 2025-07-09 18:39 UTC	156.3 km

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