Earthquake details

Sunday, November 6, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, November 6, 1988 at 13:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Zhutang (China - CN), about 27.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.558 and latitude 22.815.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	22.815, 99.558
UTC time	1988-11-06 13:21:04.600

Location	Menglang
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1988-11-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Zhutang	27.9 km
Shangyun	38.3 km
Menglang	45.8 km
Qianliu	66.5 km
Nuozhadu	77.7 km
Lincang	130.6 km
Kēng Tung	137.2 km
Simao	145.4 km
Jinghong	154.0 km
Lashio	185.9 km
Fengping	205.6 km
Menghuan	205.9 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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