Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 3, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, May 3, 1989 at 05:53 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Daocheng (China - CN), about 141.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.475 and latitude 30.091.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	14.0 km
Coordinates	30.091, 99.475
UTC time	1989-05-03 05:53:01.170

Location	Daocheng
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1989-05-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Daocheng	141.7 km
Kangding	239.4 km
Chamdo	248.5 km
Shangri-La	253.3 km
Ya'an	339.8 km
Daxing	342.7 km
Shangpa	356.7 km
Xichang	365.2 km
Lijiang	366.0 km
Sanchuan	389.5 km
Jinhua	397.9 km
Shunzhou	400.5 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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