Earthquake details

Thursday, March 20, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, March 20, 2008 at 22:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mugala (China - CN), about 171.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 81.601 and latitude 35.319.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	35.319, 81.601
UTC time	2008-03-20 22:50:30.410

Location	Mugala
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-03-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mugala	171.4 km
Hotan	249.0 km
Bageqi	257.4 km
Layka	257.9 km
Saybag	268.2 km
Qaraqash	274.5 km
Zhawa	275.4 km
Puqiakeqi	280.0 km
Han’airike	280.8 km
Kuiya	282.0 km
Yawa	298.8 km
Ka'ersai	300.6 km

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