Earthquake details

Thursday, May 4, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, May 4, 1989 at 05:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Daocheng (China - CN), about 146.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.340 and latitude 30.053.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 30.053, 99.340
UTC time 1989-05-04 05:30:46.100
Location Daocheng
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-05-04

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