Earthquake details

Monday, December 1, 2003 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, December 1, 2003 at 10:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ghulja (China - CN), about 121.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 80.531 and latitude 42.987.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	42.987, 80.531
UTC time	2003-12-01 10:28:55.020

Location	Huocheng
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2003-12-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Ghulja	121.5 km
Huocheng	121.8 km
Bayandai	123.4 km
Dadamtu	127.4 km
Yuqunweng	132.4 km
Jelilyüzi	136.7 km
Zharkent	137.9 km
Karakol	183.3 km
Aksu	201.8 km
Xinyuan	225.9 km
Kucha	243.1 km
Bole	245.4 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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