Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 13, 1989 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, December 13, 1989 at 07:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Khorugh (China - CN), about 214.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 73.704 and latitude 38.406.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 96.5 km
Coordinates 38.406, 73.704
UTC time 1989-12-13 07:23:10.080
Location Kashgar
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1989-12-13

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