March 11, 2013 Earthquake: S, Xinjian Province, China
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck S, Xinjian Province, China on March 11, 2013 at 03:01:37 UTC, 10 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
- March 11, 2013
- Time
- 03:01:37 UTC
- Place
- S, Xinjian Province, China
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Intensity
- 7 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 40.119° N, 77.466° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
- Houses destroyed
- 864
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.
2013, March 11, 03:01:37.4 UTC, 40.119 N, 77.466 E, 10 km depth, 5.4 mb, 5.1 Ms. Southern Xinjian, China. At least 864 houses destroyed or damaged and 794 people displaced in the Artux area. (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
- 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
- August 27, 1998, Jiashi, Southern Xinjiang, China
- January 22, 2024, Xinjiang Province, Kazakhstan, China
- March 1, 1997, S. Xinjiang, Jiashi County, Kashi, China
- January 19, 2020, Xinjiang Province, China
- May 4, 2003, Yopurga, 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 10000.