Earthquake details

Sunday, December 10, 2000 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, December 10, 2000 at 12:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dadamtu (China - CN), about 27.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 81.369 and latitude 44.223.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	44.223, 81.369
UTC time	2000-12-10 12:55:20.780

Location	Huocheng
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2000-12-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dadamtu	27.4 km
Bayandai	30.2 km
Jelilyüzi	30.7 km
Ghulja	34.5 km
Yuqunweng	43.7 km
Huocheng	44.0 km
Bole	93.1 km
Zharkent	108.9 km
Xinyuan	175.1 km
Sarkand	175.2 km
Taldykorgan	253.2 km
Wusu	264.4 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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