Earthquake details

Friday, October 7, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Friday, October 7, 1994 at 03:25 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Turpan (China - CN), about 147.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 88.753 and latitude 41.662.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	41.662, 88.753
UTC time	1994-10-07 03:25:58.120

Location	Turpan
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1994-10-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Turpan	147.4 km
Korla	216.4 km
Ürümqi	256.1 km
Changji	286.6 km
Shihezi	367.8 km
Sandaohezi	391.1 km
Kumul	412.7 km
Dushanzi	435.1 km
Wusu	452.7 km
Kucha	483.8 km
Xinyuan	492.1 km
Dunhuang	525.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Turpan China · 2025-12-12 03:04 UTC	111.7 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	158.0 km

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