Earthquake details

Monday, August 31, 2009 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, August 31, 2009 at 21:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Laojunmiao (China - CN), about 291.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 95.887 and latitude 37.643.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	37.643, 95.887
UTC time	2009-08-31 21:51:37.610

Location	Jiuquan
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2009-08-31

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Laojunmiao	291.8 km
Dunhuang	299.6 km
Jiayuguan City	318.8 km
Jiuquan	326.9 km
Zhangye	423.9 km
Haomen	507.2 km
Duoba	512.8 km
Qiaotou	518.4 km
Lushar	520.4 km
Xining	533.0 km
Jinchang	560.8 km
Wuwei	594.1 km

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