Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 3, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Tuesday, March 3, 2009 at 16:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jiangyou (China - CN), about 8.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 104.792 and latitude 31.799.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 31.799, 104.792
UTC time 2009-03-03 16:21:48.600
Location Jiangyou
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2009-03-03

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