Earthquake details

Saturday, September 16, 2017 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, September 16, 2017 at 10:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kucha (China - CN), about 72.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 83.516 and latitude 42.205.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	16.0 km
Coordinates	42.205, 83.516
UTC time	2017-09-16 10:11:33.470

Location	Kucha
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2017-09-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kucha	72.9 km
Xinyuan	137.7 km
Korla	223.7 km
Yuqunweng	241.4 km
Jelilyüzi	254.4 km
Dushanzi	260.4 km
Ghulja	260.9 km
Aral	263.8 km
Wusu	265.0 km
Dadamtu	266.6 km
Bayandai	269.0 km
Sandaohezi	291.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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China · 2026-02-21 21:20 UTC

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M 4.3

Kucha

China · 2026-01-02 18:29 UTC

132.0 km

M 4.5

Kucha

China · 2025-12-17 19:01 UTC

128.6 km

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