Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 17, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit western Xizang on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at 01:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mugala, about 520.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 86.960 and latitude 34.990.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 34.990, 86.960
UTC time 2018-01-17 01:25:18.830
Location western Xizang
Country western Xizang
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-01-17

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