Earthquake details

Saturday, January 24, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, January 24, 1987 at 08:09 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Aksu (China - CN), about 89.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 79.318 and latitude 41.529.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	28.9 km
Coordinates	41.529, 79.318
UTC time	1987-01-24 08:09:21.300

Location	Aksu
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1987-01-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Aksu	89.0 km
Karakol	131.6 km
Tumxuk	186.0 km
Aral	197.0 km
Esik	254.6 km
Talghar	261.1 km
Almaty	275.1 km
Naryn	277.7 km
Balykchy	279.0 km
Zharkent	298.9 km
Kucha	301.5 km
Huocheng	308.3 km

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