Earthquake details

Sunday, November 6, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, November 6, 1988 at 14:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shangyun (China - CN), about 44.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.440 and latitude 23.239.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	23.239, 99.440
UTC time	1988-11-06 14:13:24.210

Location	Shangyun
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1988-11-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shangyun	44.9 km
Zhutang	69.4 km
Qianliu	86.5 km
Menglang	89.5 km
Lincang	97.7 km
Nuozhadu	112.4 km
Menghuan	159.2 km
Fengping	159.5 km
Mang City	161.6 km
Zhefang	164.2 km
Simao	165.1 km
Longling County	168.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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