Earthquake details

Monday, May 19, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, May 19, 2008 at 04:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Xiasi (China - CN), about 46.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 105.042 and latitude 32.402.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	32.402, 105.042
UTC time	2008-05-19 04:08:58.690

Location	Xiasi
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-05-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Xiasi	46.0 km
Pu’an	57.0 km
Wenxian Chengguanzhen	69.5 km
Guangyuan	73.5 km
Jiangyou	77.1 km
Chaotian	83.6 km
Mianyang	109.4 km
Longnan	111.5 km
Jiachuan	112.4 km
Donghe	119.9 km
Anhua	122.8 km
Hanyuan	123.1 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	42.7 km
M 4.3 Pu’an China · 2025-09-06 08:36 UTC	10.5 km

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