Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 13, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, August 13, 1997 at 14:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Aksu (China - CN), about 94.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 79.699 and latitude 41.909.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	41.909, 79.699
UTC time	1997-08-13 14:30:10.910

Location	Aksu
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-08-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Aksu	94.1 km
Karakol	125.6 km
Aral	200.9 km
Tumxuk	233.3 km
Esik	244.5 km
Zharkent	252.5 km
Talghar	254.4 km
Huocheng	257.1 km
Ghulja	259.5 km
Bayandai	261.5 km
Dadamtu	265.5 km
Yuqunweng	269.1 km

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