Earthquake details

Sunday, January 25, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, January 25, 2009 at 01:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ghulja (China - CN), about 83.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 80.893 and latitude 43.236.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	19.0 km
Coordinates	43.236, 80.893
UTC time	2009-01-25 01:47:47.170

Location	Huocheng
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-01-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Ghulja	83.1 km
Bayandai	86.2 km
Dadamtu	89.5 km
Huocheng	91.0 km
Yuqunweng	92.2 km
Jelilyüzi	97.2 km
Zharkent	125.7 km
Xinyuan	192.0 km
Bole	207.1 km
Karakol	220.2 km
Aksu	233.9 km
Kucha	238.1 km

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