At least 6,000 people are killed by the magnitude 7.7 Kashgar earthquake in the Tien Shan mountains.

The 1902 Turkestan earthquake devastated Xinjiang, China, near the Kyrgyzstan border. It occurred on August 22, 1902, at 03:00:22 with an epicenter in the Tien Shan mountains. The thrust earthquake measured 7.7 on the moment magnitude scale (M_w ) and had a depth of 18 km (11 mi).

August 22 is the 234th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 131 days remain until the end of the year.