Earthquake details

Monday, May 12, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, May 12, 2008 at 14:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chaotian (China - CN), about 27.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 105.616 and latitude 32.733.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	32.733, 105.616
UTC time	2008-05-12 14:46:07.740

Location	Guangyuan
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-05-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chaotian	27.1 km
Guangyuan	37.8 km
Xiasi	50.3 km
Hanyuan	60.4 km
Pu’an	78.7 km
Jiachuan	81.0 km
Lüeyang Chengguanzhen	83.5 km
Donghe	85.0 km
Wenxian Chengguanzhen	90.6 km
Longnan	98.6 km
Anhua	101.0 km
Mianyang	111.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Hanyuan China · 2026-04-05 18:32 UTC	73.5 km
M 4.1 Pu’an China · 2026-02-08 03:01 UTC	89.8 km
M 4.3 Pu’an China · 2025-09-06 08:36 UTC	58.1 km

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