Earthquake details

Thursday, September 22, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, September 22, 2016 at 16:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Daocheng (China - CN), about 140.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.691 and latitude 30.182.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	22.0 km
Coordinates	30.182, 99.691
UTC time	2016-09-22 16:47:16.160

Location	Daocheng
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2016-09-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Daocheng	140.2 km
Kangding	219.2 km
Shangri-La	262.4 km
Chamdo	262.6 km
Ya'an	319.4 km
Daxing	344.4 km
Xichang	356.9 km
Shangpa	370.3 km
Lijiang	372.4 km
Sanchuan	393.6 km
Leshan	399.1 km
Meishan	399.5 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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