Earthquake details

Monday, May 12, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, May 12, 2008 at 09:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Luojiang (China - CN), about 46.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 104.092 and latitude 31.527.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	31.527, 104.092
UTC time	2008-05-12 09:42:24.860

Location	Luojiang
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-05-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Luojiang	46.4 km
Deyang	52.1 km
Mianyang	56.4 km
Tianpeng	61.9 km
Jiangyou	64.9 km
Chengdu	95.8 km
Tongchuan	106.2 km
Pu’an	142.0 km
Xiasi	158.9 km
Ziyang	165.3 km
Meishan	166.9 km
Wenxian Chengguanzhen	167.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.0 Luojiang China · 2026-03-20 09:18 UTC	4.7 km
M 4.3 Jiangyou China · 2025-12-17 04:24 UTC	60.9 km
M 4.4 Deyang China · 2025-12-12 22:52 UTC	28.4 km

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