September 25, 1863 Earthquake: Xinjiang, China
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck Xinjiang, China on September 25, 1863. It killed 9 people.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- September 25, 1863
- Place
- Xinjiang, China
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (Ms)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 43.800° N, 87.600° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Deaths
- 9
- Injuries
- 10
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
September 25, 1863, Urlumqi, Xinjiang Autonomous Region, 43.8 N, 87.6 E, magnitude 5.5, intensity VII. 9 persons were killed, and more than 10 injured. Several microearthquakes occurred from September 26 to October 2. (reference #3939)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 8102.