Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 18, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, October 18, 1989 at 18:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Datong (China - CN), about 54.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 113.927 and latitude 40.046.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 10.7 km
Coordinates 40.046, 113.927
UTC time 1989-10-18 18:20:47.610
Location Datong
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-10-18

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.6
Beijing
China · 2025-12-22 12:31 UTC
90.4 km
M 4.5
Datong
China · 2025-08-16 08:46 UTC
40.3 km
M 4.3
Datong
China · 2025-08-04 01:33 UTC
38.0 km
M 4.3
Datong
China · 2025-04-03 01:53 UTC
87.4 km
M 4.3
Datong
China · 2024-05-18 19:35 UTC
39.2 km
M 4.9
Datong
China · 2010-04-04 13:46 UTC
2.5 km
M 4.2
Datong
China · 2001-06-27 22:48 UTC
29.5 km
M 5.3
Datong
China · 1999-11-01 13:25 UTC
17.0 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.
Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.