Earthquake details

Monday, December 18, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, December 18, 1995 at 04:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chamdo (China - CN), about 376.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 97.351 and latitude 34.511.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	34.511, 97.351
UTC time	1995-12-18 04:57:04.770

Location	Chamdo
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1995-12-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chamdo	376.7 km
Lushar	440.4 km
Duoba	447.7 km
Xining	463.2 km
Qiaotou	474.7 km
Haomen	499.8 km
Nianbo	508.6 km
Hezuo	511.1 km
Linxia Chengguanzhen	547.1 km
Zhangye	564.7 km
Jiuquan	591.6 km
Laojunmiao	593.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Chamdo China · 2025-07-20 21:15 UTC	419.8 km
M 4.4 Chamdo China · 2025-06-02 03:49 UTC	279.5 km

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