Earthquake details

Monday, May 7, 2007 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, May 7, 2007 at 11:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chamdo (China - CN), about 63.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 97.787 and latitude 31.355.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	12.1 km
Coordinates	31.355, 97.787
UTC time	2007-05-07 11:59:47.560

Location	Chamdo
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2007-05-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chamdo	63.0 km
Daocheng	353.3 km
Kangding	426.6 km
Shangri-La	434.7 km
Tinsukia	490.5 km
Shangpa	506.6 km
Dibrugarh	513.7 km
Ya'an	521.7 km
Nagqu Prefecture	544.4 km
Daxing	544.6 km
Lijiang	552.6 km
Yingpan	561.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Chamdo China · 2025-07-20 21:15 UTC	125.8 km
M 4.4 Chamdo China · 2025-06-02 03:49 UTC	89.9 km

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