Earthquake details

Sunday, August 30, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, August 30, 2009 at 17:15 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dunhuang (China - CN), about 290.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 95.651 and latitude 37.672.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	37.672, 95.651
UTC time	2009-08-30 17:15:50.840

Location	Jiuquan
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-08-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dunhuang	290.1 km
Laojunmiao	300.9 km
Jiayuguan City	330.2 km
Jiuquan	339.3 km
Zhangye	442.2 km
Haomen	528.1 km
Duoba	533.8 km
Qiaotou	539.5 km
Lushar	541.4 km
Xining	554.1 km
Jinchang	580.5 km
Kumul	602.8 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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