Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 24, 2005 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, August 24, 2005 at 22:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tumxuk (China - CN), about 54.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 79.667 and latitude 39.723.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	40.5 km
Coordinates	39.723, 79.667
UTC time	2005-08-24 22:32:43.980

Location	Tumxuk
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2005-08-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tumxuk	54.3 km
Aral	163.8 km
Aksu	170.7 km
Huangdi	216.6 km
Elixku	227.9 km
Baishikante	235.6 km
Tage'erqi	245.9 km
Han’airike	246.0 km
Ka'ersai	249.3 km
Mixia	252.2 km
Yishikuli	253.4 km
Shache	255.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Tumxuk China · 2026-04-05 02:21 UTC	124.4 km
M 4.9 Tumxuk China · 2025-09-02 07:58 UTC	122.6 km

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