Earthquake details

Saturday, April 2, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, April 2, 1988 at 06:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Daocheng (China - CN), about 157.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.584 and latitude 30.306.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 30.306, 99.584
UTC time 1988-04-02 06:27:33.110
Location Daocheng
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-04-02

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