Earthquake details

Thursday, December 22, 1988 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, December 22, 1988 at 03:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shangyun (China - CN), about 52.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.370 and latitude 23.255.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	23.255, 99.370
UTC time	1988-12-22 03:49:46.850

Location	Menglang
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1988-12-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shangyun	52.1 km
Zhutang	75.0 km
Qianliu	93.7 km
Menglang	95.0 km
Lincang	101.5 km
Nuozhadu	119.1 km
Menghuan	153.9 km
Fengping	154.0 km
Mang City	156.3 km
Zhefang	157.9 km
Longling County	163.6 km
Lashio	169.7 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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