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Tuesday, December 28, 1982 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Tuesday, December 28, 1982 at 07:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jinghong (China - CN), about 39.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.918 and latitude 22.326.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	30.4 km
Coordinates	22.326, 100.918
UTC time	1982-12-28 07:30:07.780

Location	Jinghong
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1982-12-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Jinghong	39.1 km
Simao	51.8 km
Nuozhadu	72.4 km
Qianliu	97.6 km
Menglang	107.0 km
Zhutang	122.2 km
Kēng Tung	128.3 km
Shangyun	138.0 km
Lincang	192.4 km
Jianshui	219.5 km
Tachilek	235.1 km
Dien Bien Phu	241.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Jinghong China · 2026-02-17 15:05 UTC	21.3 km
M 4.1 Simao China · 2025-06-01 07:48 UTC	26.7 km

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