Earthquake details

Thursday, May 4, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, May 4, 1989 at 01:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Daocheng (China - CN), about 132.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.490 and latitude 29.999.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 29.999, 99.490
UTC time 1989-05-04 01:31:19.900
Location Daocheng
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-05-04

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