Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 3, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Tuesday, March 3, 1987 at 09:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Aksu (China - CN), about 83.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 79.298 and latitude 41.292.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	41.292, 79.298
UTC time	1987-03-03 09:41:33.610

Location	Aksu
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1987-03-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Aksu	83.0 km
Karakol	153.0 km
Tumxuk	159.6 km
Aral	185.4 km
Esik	275.3 km
Naryn	276.7 km
Talghar	280.8 km
Balykchy	288.8 km
Almaty	293.2 km
Kucha	306.6 km
Atush	317.8 km
Huangdi	318.2 km

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