Earthquake details

Saturday, April 15, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, April 15, 1989 at 20:34 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Daocheng (China - CN), about 150.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.195 and latitude 29.987.

Magnitude	6.4
Alert	Severe
Depth	13.3 km
Coordinates	29.987, 99.195
UTC time	1989-04-15 20:34:08.930

Location	Daocheng
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1989-04-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Daocheng	150.2 km
Chamdo	231.3 km
Shangri-La	245.8 km
Kangding	266.3 km
Shangpa	342.3 km
Daxing	344.2 km
Lijiang	361.3 km
Ya'an	366.8 km
Xichang	378.8 km
Sanchuan	387.8 km
Jinhua	390.4 km
Yingpan	393.8 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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