Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 3, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, May 3, 1989 at 17:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Daocheng (China - CN), about 142.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.432 and latitude 30.073.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 30.073, 99.432
UTC time 1989-05-03 17:28:21.070
Location Daocheng
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-05-03

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