Earthquake details

Thursday, April 17, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, April 17, 2003 at 00:48 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Laojunmiao (China - CN), about 278.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.476 and latitude 37.529.

Magnitude	6.4
Alert	Severe
Depth	14.0 km
Coordinates	37.529, 96.476
UTC time	2003-04-17 00:48:38.580

Location	Zhangye
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2003-04-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Laojunmiao	278.8 km
Jiayuguan City	298.8 km
Jiuquan	303.7 km
Dunhuang	332.2 km
Zhangye	381.2 km
Haomen	455.0 km
Duoba	459.4 km
Qiaotou	465.3 km
Lushar	466.9 km
Xining	479.6 km
Jinchang	512.9 km
Nianbo	540.7 km

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