Earthquake details

Sunday, March 23, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, March 23, 2008 at 20:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mugala (China - CN), about 129.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 81.595 and latitude 35.696.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	35.696, 81.595
UTC time	2008-03-23 20:56:13.720

Location	Mugala
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-03-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mugala	129.5 km
Hotan	216.3 km
Bageqi	225.2 km
Layka	227.0 km
Saybag	237.2 km
Qaraqash	241.9 km
Zhawa	244.0 km
Han’airike	244.2 km
Puqiakeqi	247.3 km
Kuiya	249.9 km
Yawa	266.6 km
Ka'ersai	267.5 km

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