Earthquake details

Saturday, November 19, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, November 19, 1988 at 01:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shangyun (China - CN), about 5.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.771 and latitude 23.058.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	23.058, 99.771
UTC time	1988-11-19 01:37:14.810

Location	Shangyun
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1988-11-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shangyun	5.9 km
Zhutang	38.3 km
Qianliu	47.4 km
Menglang	57.0 km
Nuozhadu	73.9 km
Lincang	97.3 km
Simao	127.0 km
Jinghong	156.0 km
Kēng Tung	159.7 km
Menghuan	195.3 km
Fengping	196.3 km
Mang City	197.7 km

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