Earthquake details

Friday, October 8, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Friday, October 8, 1982 at 13:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Zibihu (China - CN), about 20.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.918 and latitude 26.299.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	26.299, 99.918
UTC time	1982-10-08 13:34:56.200

Location	Zibihu
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1982-10-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Zibihu	20.9 km
Jinhua	26.6 km
Yousuo	33.9 km
Jinding	50.1 km
Taoyuan	64.6 km
Lijiang	70.2 km
Qina	70.6 km
Dali Old Town	72.1 km
Shunzhou	72.8 km
Chenghai	78.0 km
Yingpan	78.4 km
Dali	84.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Zibihu China · 2026-04-11 21:21 UTC	22.8 km
M 5.0 Jinhua China · 2025-06-04 20:31 UTC	13.0 km

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