Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 26, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Tuesday, February 26, 2008 at 17:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kangding (China - CN), about 20.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 101.769 and latitude 30.085.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	24.2 km
Coordinates	30.085, 101.769
UTC time	2008-02-26 17:50:03.580

Location	Kangding
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-02-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kangding	20.3 km
Ya'an	119.1 km
Daocheng	184.1 km
Meishan	199.3 km
Leshan	201.2 km
Chengdu	230.0 km
Tianpeng	231.0 km
Luocheng	231.9 km
Xichang	248.3 km
Juexi	273.9 km
Deyang	276.1 km
Guanyin	276.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Kangding China · 2026-03-20 20:32 UTC	53.0 km
M 4.2 Kangding China · 2026-02-24 16:32 UTC	62.1 km
M 4.7 Kangding China · 2026-02-08 06:06 UTC	70.0 km

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