Earthquake details

Saturday, August 29, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, August 29, 2009 at 18:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dunhuang (China - CN), about 295.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 95.717 and latitude 37.641.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	37.641, 95.717
UTC time	2009-08-29 18:43:51.840

Location	Jiuquan
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-08-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dunhuang	295.1 km
Laojunmiao	300.3 km
Jiayuguan City	328.8 km
Jiuquan	337.5 km
Zhangye	438.0 km
Haomen	522.2 km
Duoba	527.5 km
Qiaotou	533.3 km
Lushar	535.0 km
Xining	547.7 km
Jinchang	575.5 km
Kumul	607.8 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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