Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 15, 1990 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Tuesday, May 15, 1990 at 22:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lushar (China - CN), about 136.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.118 and latitude 36.112.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	14.0 km
Coordinates	36.112, 100.118
UTC time	1990-05-15 22:29:59.300

Location	Xining
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1990-05-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lushar	136.1 km
Duoba	140.7 km
Xining	157.7 km
Qiaotou	166.6 km
Haomen	194.4 km
Nianbo	210.2 km
Hezuo	282.2 km
Linxia Chengguanzhen	284.4 km
Wuwei	301.2 km
Zhangye	315.5 km
Jinchang	323.2 km
Lanzhou	334.9 km

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