Earthquake details

Monday, November 7, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, November 7, 1988 at 02:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shangyun (China - CN), about 52.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.495 and latitude 23.408.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	23.408, 99.495
UTC time	1988-11-07 02:39:56.200

Location	Lincang
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1988-11-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shangyun	52.3 km
Lincang	80.6 km
Zhutang	83.5 km
Qianliu	91.7 km
Menglang	103.3 km
Nuozhadu	121.8 km
Menghuan	147.2 km
Fengping	148.4 km
Mang City	149.6 km
Longling County	154.7 km
Zhefang	156.1 km
Simao	166.5 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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