Earthquake details

Thursday, March 20, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 22:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mugala (China - CN), about 152.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 81.398 and latitude 35.505.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	35.505, 81.398
UTC time	2008-03-20 22:38:53.560

Location	Mugala
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-03-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mugala	152.5 km
Hotan	221.4 km
Bageqi	229.8 km
Layka	230.2 km
Saybag	240.5 km
Qaraqash	246.8 km
Zhawa	247.7 km
Puqiakeqi	252.4 km
Han’airike	254.0 km
Kuiya	254.3 km
Yawa	271.1 km
Ka'ersai	273.0 km

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