March 19, 1996 Earthquake: Artux, Jiashi, Bachu, Kashi, S. Xinjiang, China
A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck Artux, Jiashi, Bachu, Kashi, S. Xinjiang, China on March 19, 1996 at 15:00:26 UTC, 28 km below the surface. It killed 24 people.
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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
- March 19, 1996
- Time
- 15:00:26 UTC
- Place
- Artux, Jiashi, Bachu, Kashi, S. Xinjiang, China
- Magnitude
- 6.3 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 28 km (17 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 39.993° N, 76.696° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Deaths
- 24
- Injuries
- 128
- Damage
- $24 million
- Houses destroyed
- 15,314
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.
At least twenty-four people killed, 128 injured and
more than 15,314 houses destroyed in the Artux-Jiashi area.
Also felt in the Bachu, Kashi, Wuqia and Yecheng areas. (reference #1053)
$24 million damage. (reference #1250)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- August 22, 1902, Xinjiang, Turkestan, China
- February 24, 2003, Bachu, S. Xinjiang, China
- August 23, 1985, Wuqua-Shufu, S Xinjiang, China
- June 21, 1898, Xinjiang, China
- January 21, 1997, Jiashi County, Southern Xinjiang, China
- April 11, 1997, S. Xinjiang, Bachu, Shule, Yingjisha, China
- November 1, 1896, Kashgar, Xinjiang Province, China
- February 25, 2003, Bachu, S. Xinjiang, China
- August 27, 1998, Jiashi, Southern Xinjiang, China
- March 1, 1997, S. Xinjiang, Jiashi County, Kashi, China
- January 19, 2020, Xinjiang Province, China
- May 4, 2003, Yopurga, S. Xinjiang, China
- March 19, 1998, Artux, Kashgar, Southern Xinjiang, China
- August 11, 2011, Southern, Kashi, Xinjiang Province, China
- April 5, 1997, S. Xinjiang, Jiashi County, China
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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 5436.