Earthquake details

Monday, May 12, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, May 12, 2008 at 06:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Xiasi (China - CN), about 30.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 105.202 and latitude 32.372.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	32.372, 105.202
UTC time	2008-05-12 06:53:30.090

Location	Pu’an
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-05-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Xiasi	30.7 km
Pu’an	44.8 km
Guangyuan	58.9 km
Chaotian	70.9 km
Wenxian Chengguanzhen	80.5 km
Jiangyou	81.5 km
Jiachuan	97.0 km
Donghe	104.6 km
Hanyuan	111.0 km
Mianyang	112.0 km
Longnan	117.3 km
Langzhong	118.1 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	38.5 km
M 4.3 Jiangyou China · 2025-12-17 04:24 UTC	80.0 km
M 4.3 Pu’an China · 2025-09-06 08:36 UTC	5.0 km

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