Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 18, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, January 18, 1989 at 18:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Daocheng (China - CN), about 127.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.215 and latitude 30.179.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.4 km
Coordinates	30.179, 100.215
UTC time	1989-01-18 18:22:47.630

Location	Kangding
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1989-01-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Daocheng	127.3 km
Kangding	168.9 km
Shangri-La	266.6 km
Ya'an	269.0 km
Chamdo	309.3 km
Xichang	323.0 km
Daxing	330.7 km
Meishan	349.1 km
Leshan	349.4 km
Tianpeng	368.0 km
Lijiang	368.5 km
Chengdu	373.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Kangding China · 2026-03-20 20:32 UTC	125.9 km
M 4.2 Kangding China · 2026-02-24 16:32 UTC	204.7 km
M 4.7 Kangding China · 2026-02-08 06:06 UTC	192.1 km

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