Earthquake details

Thursday, December 8, 2016 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, December 8, 2016 at 05:15 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shihezi (China - CN), about 58.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 86.345 and latitude 43.823.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 17.6 km
Coordinates 43.823, 86.345
UTC time 2016-12-08 05:15:04.600
Location Shihezi
Country China (CN)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 2016-12-08

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