Earthquake details

Sunday, November 8, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, November 8, 1981 at 18:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nangong (China - CN), about 33.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 115.017 and latitude 37.281.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	14.0 km
Coordinates	37.281, 115.017
UTC time	1981-11-08 18:01:03.800

Location	Nangong
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1981-11-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nangong	33.9 km
Xingtai	52.5 km
Jizhou	57.3 km
Shahecheng	59.3 km
Huaiyang	69.3 km
Xinji	74.0 km
Luancheng	74.7 km
Hengshui	77.9 km
Linqing	78.7 km
Handan	88.3 km
Shijiazhuang	97.0 km
Beisu	99.0 km

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