Earthquake details

Monday, May 21, 1984 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, May 21, 1984 at 15:38 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Juegang (China - CN), about 51.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.509 and latitude 32.688.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	18.2 km
Coordinates	32.688, 121.509
UTC time	1984-05-21 15:38:58.730

Location	Nantong
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1984-05-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Juegang	51.2 km
Jinsha	78.2 km
Rugao	94.4 km
Nantong	94.4 km
Huilong	98.6 km
Dazhong	113.5 km
Dongtai	113.8 km
Zhangjiagang	129.3 km
Jiangyan	129.7 km
Changshu	136.6 km
Taicang	143.5 km
Jiangyin	145.7 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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