Earthquake details

Tuesday, June 1, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Tuesday, June 1, 1982 at 06:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jinghong (China - CN), about 124.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 101.979 and latitude 22.020.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	22.020, 101.979
UTC time	1982-06-01 06:12:16.390

Location	Simao
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1982-06-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Jinghong	124.8 km
Dien Bien Phu	129.0 km
Simao	134.2 km
Lai Châu	158.1 km
Nuozhadu	186.7 km
Gejiu	191.9 km
Qianliu	207.6 km
Lào Cai	211.6 km
Kēng Tung	216.5 km
Menglang	221.5 km
Kaiyuan	231.0 km
Zhutang	236.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Jinghong China · 2026-02-17 15:05 UTC	120.0 km
M 4.4 Jianshui China · 2025-10-04 21:01 UTC	222.0 km
M 4.1 Simao China · 2025-06-01 07:48 UTC	88.0 km

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