Earthquake details

Sunday, May 4, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, May 4, 2003 at 15:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Huangdi (China - CN), about 71.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 77.219 and latitude 39.430.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	39.430, 77.219
UTC time	2003-05-04 15:44:35.560

Location	Atush
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2003-05-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Huangdi	71.9 km
Elixku	81.3 km
Atush	95.2 km
Tage'erqi	98.6 km
Yishikuli	104.8 km
Kashgar	106.0 km
Mixia	108.7 km
Baishikante	110.3 km
Shache	112.8 km
Tuomuwusitang	118.8 km
Wudalike	119.2 km
Qarek	119.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Atush China · 2025-10-20 09:46 UTC	56.0 km
M 4.2 Kashgar China · 2025-06-09 22:57 UTC	167.5 km

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