Earthquake details

Saturday, March 1, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, March 1, 1986 at 15:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mugala (China - CN), about 269.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 82.968 and latitude 34.682.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	34.682, 82.968
UTC time	1986-03-01 15:09:44.390

Location	Hotan
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1986-03-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mugala	269.1 km
Hotan	384.3 km
Bageqi	393.3 km
Layka	395.3 km
Saybag	405.5 km
Han’airike	408.7 km
Qaraqash	409.8 km
Zhawa	412.3 km
Puqiakeqi	415.2 km
Kuiya	418.0 km
Yawa	434.6 km
Ka'ersai	435.1 km

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