Earthquake details

Saturday, June 8, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, June 8, 1996 at 02:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Turpan (China - CN), about 149.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 88.690 and latitude 41.657.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	0.0 km
Coordinates	41.657, 88.690
UTC time	1996-06-08 02:55:57.980

Location	Turpan
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-06-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Turpan	149.2 km
Korla	211.2 km
Ürümqi	254.7 km
Changji	285.1 km
Shihezi	365.2 km
Sandaohezi	388.2 km
Kumul	417.9 km
Dushanzi	431.8 km
Wusu	449.3 km
Kucha	478.6 km
Xinyuan	487.6 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	109.8 km
M 4.5 Turpan China · 2025-11-19 18:45 UTC	232.7 km
M 4.9 Ürümqi China · 2025-07-09 18:39 UTC	157.2 km

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