Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 22, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 09:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Atush (China - CN), about 97.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 77.233 and latitude 40.027.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	24.1 km
Coordinates	40.027, 77.233
UTC time	2009-04-22 09:26:03.800

Location	Atush
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-04-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Atush	97.3 km
Kashgar	123.5 km
Huangdi	136.9 km
Elixku	147.2 km
Tumxuk	157.0 km
Tage'erqi	165.0 km
Yishikuli	171.2 km
Mixia	175.1 km
Baishikante	175.8 km
Shache	179.3 km
Tuomuwusitang	185.2 km
Qarek	185.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Atush China · 2025-10-20 09:46 UTC	10.9 km
M 4.2 Kashgar China · 2025-06-09 22:57 UTC	161.5 km

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