Earthquake details

Thursday, March 8, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 22:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Aral (China - CN), about 129.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 81.307 and latitude 39.383.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	38.0 km
Coordinates	39.383, 81.307
UTC time	2012-03-08 22:50:08.410

Location	Aral
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2012-03-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Aral	129.0 km
Tumxuk	200.0 km
Aksu	218.7 km
Han’airike	229.7 km
Ka'ersai	258.7 km
Puqiakeqi	269.1 km
Yawa	269.4 km
Qaraqash	272.1 km
Kuiya	274.3 km
Hotan	280.2 km
Bageqi	280.8 km
Zhawa	282.4 km

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