Earthquake details

Friday, October 2, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Friday, October 2, 1998 at 12:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Daxing (China - CN), about 15.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 101.016 and latitude 27.268.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	48.4 km
Coordinates	27.268, 101.016
UTC time	1998-10-02 12:49:35.780

Location	Daxing
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1998-10-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Daxing	15.1 km
Sanchuan	67.6 km
Yongbei	73.0 km
Zhongxin	76.8 km
Rongjiang	83.2 km
Shunzhou	85.3 km
Lijiang	90.5 km
Chenghai	95.8 km
Panzhihua	102.8 km
Qina	113.6 km
Taoyuan	124.3 km
Jinhua	136.0 km

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