Earthquake details

Monday, November 20, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, November 20, 1989 at 03:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tongjing (China - CN), about 4.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 106.804 and latitude 29.882.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	29.882, 106.804
UTC time	1989-11-20 03:21:07.850

Location	Yanjia
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1989-11-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tongjing	4.9 km
Shichuan	13.1 km
Honghu	19.4 km
Yanjia	19.6 km
Longxing	20.1 km
Bake	21.2 km
Lochi	21.7 km
Jingguan	23.2 km
Jiangbei	23.6 km
Fuxing	24.8 km
Shuangfengqiao	25.0 km
Changshohein	25.5 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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