Earthquake details

Saturday, January 24, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, January 24, 1987 at 13:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Aksu (China - CN), about 90.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 79.248 and latitude 41.442.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	41.442, 79.248
UTC time	1987-01-24 13:40:40.380

Location	Aksu
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1987-01-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Aksu	90.9 km
Karakol	136.5 km
Tumxuk	175.7 km
Aral	196.9 km
Esik	259.1 km
Talghar	265.0 km
Naryn	271.8 km
Balykchy	277.6 km
Almaty	278.0 km
Kucha	308.3 km
Zharkent	309.5 km
Huocheng	319.5 km

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