Earthquake details

Thursday, September 3, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, September 3, 1998 at 06:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Huangdi (China - CN), about 82.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 77.260 and latitude 39.539.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 39.539, 77.260
UTC time 1998-09-03 06:43:03.700
Location Atush
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1998-09-03

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