December 1, 2011 Earthquake: Southern, Kashi, Xinjiang Province, China
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Southern, Kashi, Xinjiang Province, China on December 1, 2011 at 12:48:17 UTC, 32 km below the surface.
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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
- December 1, 2011
- Time
- 12:48:17 UTC
- Place
- Southern, Kashi, Xinjiang Province, China
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb)
- Focal depth
- 32 km (20 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 38.310° N, 76.888° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses damaged
- 300
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.
Moderate damage to approximately 300 homes in Kashi. (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
- May 10, 2017, Quzgun, Taxkorgan Tajik, Xinjiang, China
- March 5, 1896, Xinjiang, China
- November 1, 1896, Kashgar, Xinjiang Province, China
- February 25, 2003, Bachu, S. Xinjiang, China
- July 3, 2015, Hotan, S. Xinjiang, China
- August 27, 1998, Jiashi, Southern Xinjiang, China
- March 1, 1997, S. Xinjiang, Jiashi County, Kashi, China
- May 4, 2003, Yopurga, S. Xinjiang, 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 9891.