Earthquake details

Thursday, March 25, 1999 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, March 25, 1999 at 08:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Huangdi (China - CN), about 89.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 77.235 and latitude 39.596.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	56.7 km
Coordinates	39.596, 77.235
UTC time	1999-03-25 08:33:27.460

Location	Atush
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1999-03-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Huangdi	89.5 km
Atush	92.1 km
Elixku	99.4 km
Kashgar	108.1 km
Tage'erqi	117.0 km
Yishikuli	123.3 km
Mixia	127.1 km
Baishikante	128.2 km
Shache	131.3 km
Tuomuwusitang	137.2 km
Wudalike	137.7 km
Qarek	137.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Atush China · 2025-10-20 09:46 UTC	37.4 km
M 4.2 Kashgar China · 2025-06-09 22:57 UTC	164.2 km

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