Earthquake details

Thursday, September 22, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, September 22, 2016 at 17:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Daocheng (China - CN), about 141.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.650 and latitude 30.177.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	21.0 km
Coordinates	30.177, 99.650
UTC time	2016-09-22 17:23:15.960

Location	Daocheng
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2016-09-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Daocheng	141.4 km
Kangding	223.0 km
Chamdo	259.3 km
Shangri-La	261.8 km
Ya'an	323.3 km
Daxing	345.2 km
Xichang	359.3 km
Shangpa	369.0 km
Lijiang	372.4 km
Sanchuan	394.0 km
Leshan	402.9 km
Meishan	403.4 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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