Earthquake details

Sunday, June 7, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, June 7, 1998 at 00:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Karakol (China - CN), about 124.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 77.899 and latitude 41.433.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	41.433, 77.899
UTC time	1998-06-07 00:05:31.710

Location	Tumxuk
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1998-06-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Karakol	124.7 km
Naryn	159.2 km
Balykchy	182.1 km
Tumxuk	199.8 km
Aksu	200.9 km
Talghar	215.1 km
Esik	217.1 km
Almaty	217.8 km
Atush	241.0 km
Tokmok	265.6 km
Kashgar	272.2 km
Konayev	279.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Tumxuk China · 2026-04-05 02:21 UTC	154.2 km
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