Earthquake details

Monday, October 6, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, October 6, 2003 at 04:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Zhangye (China - CN), about 39.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.008 and latitude 38.858.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	38.858, 100.008
UTC time	2003-10-06 04:02:15.200

Location	Zhangye
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2003-10-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Zhangye	39.4 km
Jiuquan	161.9 km
Jiayuguan City	182.3 km
Jinchang	194.1 km
Haomen	217.3 km
Laojunmiao	223.9 km
Wuwei	251.3 km
Qiaotou	259.3 km
Duoba	279.3 km
Xining	292.3 km
Lushar	297.7 km
Nianbo	339.2 km

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