Earthquake details

Sunday, November 6, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, November 6, 1988 at 16:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shangyun (China - CN), about 53.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.500 and latitude 23.424.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 23.424, 99.500
UTC time 1988-11-06 16:00:32.000
Location Lincang
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1988-11-06

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