Earthquake details

Friday, February 20, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Friday, February 20, 2009 at 10:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tumxuk (China - CN), about 93.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 78.692 and latitude 40.657.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	17.2 km
Coordinates	40.657, 78.692
UTC time	2009-02-20 10:02:29.150

Location	Tumxuk
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-02-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tumxuk	93.1 km
Aksu	145.8 km
Karakol	205.6 km
Aral	217.9 km
Huangdi	231.6 km
Atush	238.8 km
Naryn	242.5 km
Elixku	244.6 km
Tage'erqi	265.3 km
Kashgar	265.8 km
Baishikante	265.8 km
Yishikuli	273.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Tumxuk China · 2026-04-05 02:21 UTC	73.2 km
M 4.9 Tumxuk China · 2025-09-02 07:58 UTC	11.6 km

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