November 11, 1936 Earthquake: S, Xinjiang Weiwuer Zizhiqu Province, China
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck S, Xinjiang Weiwuer Zizhiqu Province, China on November 11, 1936 at 17:11:24 UTC.
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
- November 11, 1936
- Time
- 17:11:24 UTC
- Place
- S, Xinjiang Weiwuer Zizhiqu Province, China
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (Ms)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 39.500° N, 74.200° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Deaths
- Some (about 51 to 100)
- Damage
- Limited (under about $1 million)
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.
November 12, 1936, 01:11:24 local time, Southwest of Wuqia, Xinjiang Autonomous Region. 25 km north of Bulun, rocks crumbled, roads were blocked impassable to vehicles and some people were killed. Rocks rolled down in Outakzhuang. (reference #3939)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- August 22, 1902, Xinjiang, Turkestan, China
- February 18, 1911, Usoy, Barchidiv, Posor, Nisur, Tajikistan
- October 5, 2008, Nura, Kyrgyzstan
- August 23, 1985, Wuqua-Shufu, S Xinjiang, China
- November 1, 1896, Kashgar, Xinjiang Province, China
- December 7, 2015, Tajikistan
- November 25, 2016, Kashgar, Xinjiang Province, China
- August 29, 1963, Xinjiang, China
- February 12, 2021, Haripur, Tajikistan, Pakistan
- September 14, 1969, Xinjiang Province, China
- April 15, 1955, Xinjiang Province, China
- April 17, 1990, Wuqia County, S Xinjiang, China
- April 5, 1943, Xinjiang Weiwuer Zizhiqu Province, China
- September 27, 1944, Xinjiang, China
- December 25, 2002, Wuqia, Xinjiang, China
More
Significant earthquakes of 1936The 1900sEvery quake the USGS located in 1936Recent earthquakes near hereThis day in weather history
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 3584.