Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 23, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, May 23, 2001 at 21:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Daxing (China - CN), about 49.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 101.003 and latitude 27.689.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	27.689, 101.003
UTC time	2001-05-23 21:10:43.960

Location	Daxing
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2001-05-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Daxing	49.3 km
Sanchuan	109.9 km
Yongbei	118.1 km
Lijiang	119.7 km
Zhongxin	122.3 km
Xichang	126.3 km
Shunzhou	126.9 km
Shangri-La	128.5 km
Rongjiang	129.1 km
Chenghai	140.4 km
Panzhihua	141.6 km
Qina	158.1 km

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