Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 29, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, January 29, 1997 at 08:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Huangdi (China - CN), about 56.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 77.412 and latitude 39.315.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	39.315, 77.412
UTC time	1997-01-29 08:20:18.470

Location	Baishikante
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-01-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Huangdi	56.4 km
Elixku	67.5 km
Tage'erqi	86.7 km
Yishikuli	93.8 km
Baishikante	95.4 km
Mixia	96.9 km
Shache	101.1 km
Tuomuwusitang	107.1 km
Wudalike	108.9 km
Qarek	111.1 km
Atush	115.3 km
Kashgar	123.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Shache China · 2026-02-06 02:24 UTC	174.1 km
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