Earthquake details

Saturday, January 20, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, January 20, 2018 at 13:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ürümqi (China - CN), about 22.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 87.425 and latitude 43.642.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 43.642, 87.425
UTC time 2018-01-20 13:50:47.570
Location Ürümqi
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-01-20

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