Earthquake details

Monday, May 12, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, May 12, 2008 at 08:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Luojiang (China - CN), about 48.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 104.052 and latitude 31.503.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	31.503, 104.052
UTC time	2008-05-12 08:21:39.930

Location	Luojiang
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-05-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Luojiang	48.3 km
Deyang	52.0 km
Tianpeng	58.5 km
Mianyang	59.9 km
Jiangyou	69.5 km
Chengdu	93.1 km
Tongchuan	108.5 km
Pu’an	146.5 km
Xiasi	163.5 km
Meishan	163.7 km
Ziyang	164.1 km
Wenxian Chengguanzhen	171.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.0 Luojiang China · 2026-03-20 09:18 UTC	8.4 km
M 4.3 Jiangyou China · 2025-12-17 04:24 UTC	65.4 km
M 4.4 Deyang China · 2025-12-12 22:52 UTC	24.2 km

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