Earthquake details

Monday, May 15, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, May 15, 1995 at 04:05 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Turpan (China - CN), about 152.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 88.820 and latitude 41.603.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	41.603, 88.820
UTC time	1995-05-15 04:05:57.830

Location	Turpan
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1995-05-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Turpan	152.6 km
Korla	222.5 km
Ürümqi	264.2 km
Changji	294.9 km
Shihezi	376.4 km
Sandaohezi	399.7 km
Kumul	409.8 km
Dushanzi	443.7 km
Wusu	461.2 km
Kucha	489.7 km
Xinyuan	500.0 km
Dunhuang	518.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Turpan China · 2025-12-12 03:04 UTC	120.1 km
M 4.5 Turpan China · 2025-11-19 18:45 UTC	237.4 km
M 4.9 Ürümqi China · 2025-07-09 18:39 UTC	165.9 km

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