Earthquake details

Monday, May 21, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, May 21, 1984 at 15:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Juegang (China - CN), about 53.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.621 and latitude 32.621.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	17.5 km
Coordinates	32.621, 121.621
UTC time	1984-05-21 15:37:50.070

Location	Nantong
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1984-05-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Juegang	53.1 km
Jinsha	78.4 km
Huilong	90.2 km
Nantong	96.2 km
Rugao	102.0 km
Dongtai	125.5 km
Dazhong	126.4 km
Zhangjiagang	132.1 km
Changshu	136.5 km
Jiangyan	139.3 km
Taicang	139.8 km
Jiangyin	150.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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