Earthquake details

Saturday, March 15, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, March 15, 2003 at 22:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Huangdi (China - CN), about 77.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 77.290 and latitude 39.495.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	39.495, 77.290
UTC time	2003-03-15 22:59:25.310

Location	Atush
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2003-03-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Huangdi	77.6 km
Elixku	87.8 km
Atush	98.9 km
Tage'erqi	105.8 km
Kashgar	112.0 km
Yishikuli	112.3 km
Mixia	115.9 km
Baishikante	116.4 km
Shache	120.1 km
Tuomuwusitang	126.1 km
Wudalike	126.9 km
Qarek	127.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Atush China · 2025-10-20 09:46 UTC	48.6 km
M 4.2 Kashgar China · 2025-06-09 22:57 UTC	171.3 km

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