Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 20, 1995 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, December 20, 1995 at 10:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chamdo (China - CN), about 374.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 97.474 and latitude 34.488.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	34.488, 97.474
UTC time	1995-12-20 10:07:58.720

Location	Chamdo
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1995-12-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chamdo	374.8 km
Lushar	432.1 km
Duoba	439.8 km
Xining	455.0 km
Qiaotou	467.1 km
Haomen	493.0 km
Nianbo	499.8 km
Hezuo	500.2 km
Linxia Chengguanzhen	536.8 km
Zhangye	561.7 km
Jiuquan	592.3 km
Laojunmiao	595.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Chamdo China · 2025-07-20 21:15 UTC	419.2 km
M 4.4 Chamdo China · 2025-06-02 03:49 UTC	277.7 km

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