Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 12, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, March 12, 2003 at 04:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Huangdi (China - CN), about 61.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 77.426 and latitude 39.362.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	39.362, 77.426
UTC time	2003-03-12 04:47:51.310

Location	Elixku
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2003-03-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Huangdi	61.6 km
Elixku	72.8 km
Tage'erqi	92.1 km
Yishikuli	99.1 km
Baishikante	100.6 km
Mixia	102.2 km
Shache	106.5 km
Tuomuwusitang	112.5 km
Wudalike	114.3 km
Atush	114.5 km
Qarek	116.5 km
Kashgar	124.3 km

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