Earthquake details

Friday, July 21, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Friday, July 21, 1989 at 03:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Daocheng (China - CN), about 137.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.455 and latitude 30.029.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.7 km
Coordinates	30.029, 99.455
UTC time	1989-07-21 03:09:16.390

Location	Daocheng
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1989-07-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Daocheng	137.2 km
Kangding	241.2 km
Shangri-La	246.6 km
Chamdo	250.1 km
Daxing	337.2 km
Ya'an	341.7 km
Shangpa	349.6 km
Lijiang	359.7 km
Xichang	362.2 km
Sanchuan	383.5 km
Jinhua	391.2 km
Shunzhou	394.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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