Earthquake details

Monday, May 12, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, May 12, 2008 at 06:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Xiasi (China - CN), about 30.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 105.234 and latitude 32.436.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	32.436, 105.234
UTC time	2008-05-12 06:48:59.120

Location	Pu’an
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-05-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Xiasi	30.9 km
Pu’an	49.5 km
Guangyuan	55.3 km
Chaotian	65.4 km
Wenxian Chengguanzhen	76.9 km
Jiangyou	89.1 km
Jiachuan	95.7 km
Donghe	102.9 km
Hanyuan	105.1 km
Longnan	111.1 km
Mianyang	119.7 km
Anhua	120.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Pu’an China · 2026-02-08 03:01 UTC	46.0 km
M 4.3 Jiangyou China · 2025-12-17 04:24 UTC	86.9 km
M 4.3 Pu’an China · 2025-09-06 08:36 UTC	9.4 km

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