Earthquake details

Sunday, January 12, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, January 12, 1992 at 00:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jiayuguan City (China - CN), about 15.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 98.300 and latitude 39.671.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	22.1 km
Coordinates	39.671, 98.300
UTC time	1992-01-12 00:12:27.170

Location	Jiuquan
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1992-01-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Jiayuguan City	15.7 km
Jiuquan	20.3 km
Laojunmiao	51.8 km
Zhangye	202.7 km
Dunhuang	313.6 km
Jinchang	360.8 km
Haomen	385.9 km
Wuwei	423.0 km
Qiaotou	423.7 km
Duoba	438.8 km
Xining	454.4 km
Lushar	455.6 km

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