Earthquake details

Monday, October 6, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, October 6, 2008 at 12:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dêqên (China - CN), about 51.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 90.320 and latitude 29.653.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	29.653, 90.320
UTC time	2008-10-06 12:10:33.380

Location	Lhasa
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-10-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dêqên	51.6 km
Lhasa	75.5 km
Xigazê	146.3 km
Thimphu	252.3 km
Nagqu Prefecture	262.6 km
Gangtok	308.3 km
Jaigaon	325.7 km
Hāsimāra	337.1 km
Kalimpong	339.5 km
Birpara	347.9 km
Goyerkāta	352.4 km
Darjeeling	354.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.

Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.

Set up alerts Create account