Earthquake details

Saturday, December 21, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, December 21, 1996 at 08:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Daocheng (China - CN), about 196.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.637 and latitude 30.704.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	30.704, 99.637
UTC time	1996-12-21 08:39:39.780

Location	Daocheng
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-12-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Daocheng	196.1 km
Kangding	236.1 km
Chamdo	239.4 km
Shangri-La	320.5 km
Ya'an	332.7 km
Daxing	401.2 km
Xichang	403.3 km
Meishan	410.0 km
Tianpeng	412.4 km
Leshan	417.1 km
Chengdu	424.1 km
Shangpa	426.6 km

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