Earthquake details

Monday, October 6, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, October 6, 2008 at 08:30 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dêqên (China - CN), about 39.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 90.350 and latitude 29.807.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	12.0 km
Coordinates	29.807, 90.350
UTC time	2008-10-06 08:30:45.570

Location	Dêqên
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 2008-10-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dêqên	39.5 km
Lhasa	74.6 km
Xigazê	155.0 km
Nagqu Prefecture	247.6 km
Thimphu	269.6 km
Gangtok	324.3 km
Jaigaon	343.0 km
Hāsimāra	354.4 km
Kalimpong	355.6 km
Birpara	365.0 km
Goyerkāta	369.4 km
Darjeeling	370.0 km

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