Earthquake details

Saturday, December 14, 2002 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, December 14, 2002 at 13:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Laojunmiao (China - CN), about 27.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 97.443 and latitude 39.736.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	22.0 km
Coordinates	39.736, 97.443
UTC time	2002-12-14 13:27:29.100

Location	Laojunmiao
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2002-12-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Laojunmiao	27.1 km
Jiayuguan City	72.6 km
Jiuquan	92.0 km
Dunhuang	240.3 km
Zhangye	274.0 km
Jinchang	432.7 km
Haomen	448.7 km
Kumul	476.7 km
Qiaotou	483.3 km
Wuwei	492.9 km
Duoba	495.4 km
Lushar	511.0 km

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