Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 20, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, November 20, 1996 at 18:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Laojunmiao (China - CN), about 94.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.675 and latitude 39.604.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	39.604, 96.675
UTC time	1996-11-20 18:09:19.050

Location	Laojunmiao
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-11-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Laojunmiao	94.1 km
Jiayuguan City	139.9 km
Jiuquan	158.6 km
Dunhuang	181.3 km
Zhangye	333.9 km
Kumul	446.8 km
Jinchang	492.5 km
Haomen	497.2 km
Qiaotou	528.2 km
Duoba	537.0 km
Wuwei	549.6 km
Lushar	551.4 km

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