Earthquake details

Saturday, December 24, 1994 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, December 24, 1994 at 23:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kashgar (China - CN), about 205.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 73.897 and latitude 38.588.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	38.588, 73.897
UTC time	1994-12-24 23:51:47.910

Location	Kashgar
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1994-12-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kashgar	205.5 km
Atush	232.7 km
Osh	235.7 km
Khorugh	239.1 km
Kzyl-Kiya	240.1 km
Uzgen	248.2 km
Quvasoy	251.7 km
Qorasuv	253.5 km
Xonobod	258.9 km
Quva	266.2 km
Oyim	267.4 km
Asaka	269.2 km

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