August 27, 1998 Earthquake: Jiashi, Southern Xinjiang, China
A magnitude 6.4 earthquake struck Jiashi, Southern Xinjiang, China on August 27, 1998 at 09:03:36 UTC, 33 km below the surface. It killed 3 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
- August 27, 1998
- Time
- 09:03:36 UTC
- Place
- Jiashi, Southern Xinjiang, China
- Magnitude
- 6.4 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 33 km (21 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 39.660° N, 77.343° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Deaths
- 3
- Injuries
- 7
- Damage
- Severe (about $5 to $25 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 3,600
- Houses damaged
- 18,771
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.
1998, Aug 27. At least 3 people killed, 7 injured, more than 3,600 houses destroyed, 18,771 damaged and 159 livestock killed in Jiashi County. (reference #1053)
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
- March 19, 1996, Artux, Jiashi, Bachu, Kashi, S. 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
- March 1, 1997, S. Xinjiang, Jiashi County, Kashi, China
- May 4, 2003, Yopurga, S. Xinjiang, China
- January 19, 2020, Xinjiang Province, China
- April 6, 1997, S. Xinjiang, China
- April 13, 1961, Xinjiang, China
- August 11, 2011, Southern, Kashi, Xinjiang Province, 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 5503.