Earthquake details

Friday, December 18, 1992 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Friday, December 18, 1992 at 11:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chenghai (China - CN), about 22.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.872 and latitude 26.357.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	29.9 km
Coordinates	26.357, 100.872
UTC time	1992-12-18 11:21:44.720

Location	Chenghai
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1992-12-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chenghai	22.5 km
Qina	25.2 km
Yongbei	33.5 km
Taoyuan	34.3 km
Shunzhou	43.2 km
Rongjiang	43.4 km
Sanchuan	48.7 km
Zhongxin	49.2 km
Jinniu	68.7 km
Lijiang	86.3 km
Panzhihua	87.5 km
Yousuo	88.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Zibihu China · 2026-04-11 21:21 UTC	108.4 km
M 5.0 Jinhua China · 2025-06-04 20:31 UTC	84.9 km

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