Earthquake details

Thursday, April 27, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, April 27, 1989 at 02:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Daocheng (China - CN), about 170.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.092 and latitude 30.149.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	30.149, 99.092
UTC time	1989-04-27 02:41:14.990

Location	Daocheng
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1989-04-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Daocheng	170.0 km
Chamdo	213.2 km
Shangri-La	265.5 km
Kangding	276.5 km
Shangpa	359.8 km
Daxing	364.8 km
Ya'an	376.8 km
Lijiang	381.5 km
Xichang	397.7 km
Sanchuan	408.2 km
Jinhua	410.0 km
Yingpan	411.8 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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