Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 16, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Tuesday, September 16, 1986 at 21:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Haomen (China - CN), about 43.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 101.726 and latitude 37.760.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	19.2 km
Coordinates	37.760, 101.726
UTC time	1986-09-16 21:52:35.310

Location	Haomen
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1986-09-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Haomen	43.7 km
Wuwei	81.8 km
Qiaotou	92.0 km
Jinchang	92.1 km
Duoba	123.9 km
Xining	126.3 km
Lushar	142.8 km
Nianbo	155.1 km
Zhangye	171.6 km
Baiyin	255.5 km
Lanzhou	267.1 km
Linxia Chengguanzhen	274.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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