Earthquake details

Saturday, January 24, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, January 24, 1987 at 08:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Aksu (China - CN), about 81.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 79.348 and latitude 41.412.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	41.412, 79.348
UTC time	1987-01-24 08:13:14.490

Location	Aksu
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1987-01-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Aksu	81.9 km
Karakol	143.7 km
Tumxuk	173.4 km
Aral	188.0 km
Esik	266.6 km
Talghar	272.8 km
Naryn	280.2 km
Almaty	286.2 km
Balykchy	286.6 km
Kucha	300.4 km
Zharkent	311.3 km
Huocheng	319.3 km

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