Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 21, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit India on Wednesday, May 21, 1997 at 22:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jabalpur (India - IN), about 13.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 80.041 and latitude 23.083.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	36.0 km
Coordinates	23.083, 80.041
UTC time	1997-05-21 22:51:28.730

Location	Jabalpur
Country	India (IN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-05-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Jabalpur	13.2 km
Sihorā	45.4 km
Mandlā	63.7 km
Narsimhapur	89.1 km
Murwāra	91.4 km
Umaria	95.1 km
Damoh	103.5 km
Seoni	122.0 km
Hatta	125.3 km
Gādarwāra	129.9 km
Shahdol	137.2 km
Bālāghāt	141.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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India · 2000-10-16 22:33 UTC

34.4 km

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