Earthquake details

Monday, February 5, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, February 5, 1990 at 09:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chamdo (China - CN), about 151.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 98.323 and latitude 32.081.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	32.081, 98.323
UTC time	1990-02-05 09:20:04.410

Location	Chamdo
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1990-02-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chamdo	151.5 km
Daocheng	388.0 km
Kangding	416.7 km
Shangri-La	492.2 km
Ya'an	503.3 km
Hezuo	534.4 km
Tianpeng	546.6 km
Chengdu	568.1 km
Meishan	572.5 km
Lushar	573.6 km
Shangpa	577.8 km
Deyang	584.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Chamdo China · 2025-07-20 21:15 UTC	214.7 km
M 4.4 Chamdo China · 2025-06-02 03:49 UTC	104.9 km

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