Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 12, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Tuesday, August 12, 2008 at 21:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jiangyou (China - CN), about 47.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 104.227 and latitude 31.868.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 31.868, 104.227
UTC time 2008-08-12 21:03:21.440
Location Jiangyou
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-08-12

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