Earthquake details

Monday, January 5, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, January 5, 1987 at 22:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Aksu (China - CN), about 122.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 81.319 and latitude 41.964.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	16.5 km
Coordinates	41.964, 81.319
UTC time	1987-01-05 22:52:46.550

Location	Aksu
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1987-01-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Aksu	122.6 km
Kucha	136.7 km
Aral	158.4 km
Yuqunweng	214.1 km
Ghulja	217.2 km
Bayandai	222.9 km
Dadamtu	224.5 km
Jelilyüzi	224.5 km
Xinyuan	226.8 km
Huocheng	235.4 km
Karakol	248.1 km
Zharkent	267.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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