Earthquake details

Sunday, April 30, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, April 30, 1989 at 23:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Daocheng (China - CN), about 138.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.507 and latitude 30.071.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	14.9 km
Coordinates	30.071, 99.507
UTC time	1989-04-30 23:05:26.740

Location	Daocheng
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1989-04-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Daocheng	138.1 km
Kangding	236.2 km
Shangri-La	250.8 km
Chamdo	252.2 km
Ya'an	336.7 km
Daxing	339.4 km
Shangpa	355.0 km
Xichang	361.4 km
Lijiang	363.2 km
Sanchuan	386.5 km
Jinhua	395.3 km
Shunzhou	397.5 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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