Earthquake details

Thursday, March 12, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, March 12, 2009 at 08:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Xiasi (China - CN), about 40.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 105.096 and latitude 32.386.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	32.386, 105.096
UTC time	2009-03-12 08:25:38.050

Location	Xiasi
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-03-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Xiasi	40.7 km
Pu’an	52.2 km
Guangyuan	68.6 km
Wenxian Chengguanzhen	73.6 km
Jiangyou	77.7 km
Chaotian	79.5 km
Jiachuan	107.1 km
Mianyang	109.4 km
Longnan	113.9 km
Donghe	114.7 km
Hanyuan	119.2 km
Anhua	124.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Pu’an China · 2026-02-08 03:01 UTC	40.0 km
M 4.3 Pu’an China · 2025-09-06 08:36 UTC	5.3 km

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