Earthquake details

Thursday, November 19, 1998 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, November 19, 1998 at 11:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Daxing (China - CN), about 17.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 101.029 and latitude 27.308.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	27.308, 101.029
UTC time	1998-11-19 11:38:14.830

Location	Daxing
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1998-11-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Daxing	17.1 km
Sanchuan	72.1 km
Yongbei	77.7 km
Zhongxin	80.6 km
Rongjiang	87.2 km
Shunzhou	89.8 km
Lijiang	93.8 km
Chenghai	100.4 km
Panzhihua	105.3 km
Qina	118.2 km
Taoyuan	128.9 km
Xichang	138.3 km

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