Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 25, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, September 25, 1996 at 12:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Daocheng (China - CN), about 110.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.186 and latitude 28.853.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 28.853, 99.186
UTC time 1996-09-25 12:41:53.440
Location Shangri-La
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-09-25

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