Earthquake details

Sunday, February 13, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, February 13, 1983 at 01:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kashgar (China - CN), about 74.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 75.323 and latitude 39.903.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	39.903, 75.323
UTC time	1983-02-13 01:52:51.670

Location	Kashgar
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1983-02-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kashgar	74.7 km
Atush	75.6 km
Naryn	179.0 km
Uzgen	196.9 km
Huangdi	219.8 km
Elixku	220.8 km
Xonobod	222.9 km
Qarek	223.1 km
Tage'erqi	225.1 km
Osh	225.6 km
Yishikuli	225.9 km
Qorasuv	226.3 km

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