Earthquake details

Thursday, May 3, 2012 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, May 3, 2012 at 10:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jiayuguan City (China - CN), about 80.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 98.525 and latitude 40.513.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	40.513, 98.525
UTC time	2012-05-03 10:19:36.850

Location	Jiuquan
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2012-05-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Jiayuguan City	80.7 km
Jiuquan	85.7 km
Laojunmiao	101.3 km
Zhangye	241.0 km
Dunhuang	328.2 km
Jinchang	386.6 km
Haomen	440.2 km
Wuwei	456.4 km
Qiaotou	483.1 km
Kumul	490.7 km
Duoba	502.6 km
Xining	516.1 km

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