Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 6, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, August 6, 1986 at 19:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Daocheng (China - CN), about 69.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.915 and latitude 29.344.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.8 km
Coordinates	29.344, 100.915
UTC time	1986-08-06 19:55:15.660

Location	Daocheng
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1986-08-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Daocheng	69.0 km
Kangding	124.6 km
Shangri-La	206.2 km
Xichang	208.2 km
Ya'an	213.8 km
Daxing	231.6 km
Leshan	277.2 km
Lijiang	283.8 km
Sanchuan	289.8 km
Meishan	293.1 km
Yongbei	300.6 km
Luocheng	302.1 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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