Earthquake details

Monday, January 18, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, January 18, 1993 at 12:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dêqên (China - CN), about 102.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 90.373 and latitude 30.837.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	30.837, 90.373
UTC time	1993-01-18 12:42:07.870

Location	Lhasa
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1993-01-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dêqên	102.9 km
Lhasa	149.5 km
Nagqu Prefecture	175.5 km
Xigazê	227.6 km
Thimphu	381.9 km
Gangtok	426.7 km
Jaigaon	454.6 km
Kalimpong	458.2 km
Hāsimāra	466.0 km
Darjeeling	470.5 km
Birpara	475.4 km
Goyerkāta	478.9 km

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