Earthquake details

Tuesday, December 9, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 18:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Xiasi (China - CN), about 27.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 105.395 and latitude 32.518.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 24.5 km
Coordinates 32.518, 105.395
UTC time 2008-12-09 18:53:11.120
Location Guangyuan
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2008-12-09

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