Earthquake details

Monday, May 7, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, May 7, 1990 at 05:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lushar (China - CN), about 120.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.341 and latitude 36.032.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	36.032, 100.341
UTC time	1990-05-07 05:17:37.660

Location	Xining
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1990-05-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lushar	120.7 km
Duoba	127.6 km
Xining	143.2 km
Qiaotou	156.0 km
Haomen	188.3 km
Nianbo	192.9 km
Hezuo	260.3 km
Linxia Chengguanzhen	263.1 km
Wuwei	293.2 km
Lanzhou	314.9 km
Jinchang	320.1 km
Zhangye	323.2 km

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