１９９８ 年５ 月２９ 日皮山县发生６．２ 级地震。震中距皮山县城约３９ ｋｍ ，震源深度为３２ ｋｍ 。烈度分布区为北西－ 南东走向的椭圆形，极震区烈度为Ⅶ度，个别点为Ⅷ度。地震使皮山县县城、９ 个乡、２ 个镇、２ 个农场，墨玉县部分地区遭到不同程度的损失。共计受伤人数为２６ 人，其中重伤为２人，无家可归者人数为５ ５６６ 人，１ ３９２ 户；牲畜死亡４ ４５４ 头（只）。地震造成的直接经济损失达５４８６．７５ 万元 On May 29, 1998, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake struck Pishan County. The epicenter is about 39 km from the Pishan county and the epicenter depth is 32 km. The distribution of intensity is north-south-east-oval, the intensity of the seismogenic zone is Ⅶ degree, and the individual point is Ⅷ degree. The earthquake hit Pishan county town, 9 townships, 2 towns, 2 farms and parts of Moyu County with varying degrees of loss. The total number of injuries was 26, of which 2 were seriously injured, 5 566 were homeless and 1 392 were homeless; and 4 454 were livestock dead. The direct economic loss caused by the earthquake hit 54,867,500 yuan