Earthquake details

Thursday, February 22, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, February 22, 1990 at 13:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dêqên (China - CN), about 102.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 90.092 and latitude 29.216.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	26.0 km
Coordinates	29.216, 90.092
UTC time	1990-02-22 13:33:13.380

Location	Lhasa
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1990-02-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dêqên	102.8 km
Lhasa	109.0 km
Xigazê	117.5 km
Thimphu	199.7 km
Gangtok	255.6 km
Jaigaon	272.9 km
Hāsimāra	284.3 km
Kalimpong	286.7 km
Birpara	294.7 km
Goyerkāta	299.1 km
Darjeeling	301.9 km
Bongaigaon	308.3 km

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