Earthquake details

Monday, May 4, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, May 4, 1981 at 11:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Heyuan (China - CN), about 18.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 114.517 and latitude 23.804.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	23.804, 114.517
UTC time	1981-05-04 11:05:09.830

Location	Heyuan
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1981-05-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Heyuan	18.7 km
Luoyang	75.6 km
Huizhou	77.8 km
Licheng	90.5 km
Pingshan	92.4 km
Shilong	102.8 km
Danshui	112.1 km
Huacheng	115.3 km
Dongguan	117.5 km
Anliu	119.0 km
Hengbei	123.3 km
Shuizhai	127.8 km

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