Earthquake details

Sunday, May 6, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, May 6, 2018 at 09:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chamdo (China - CN), about 386.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.515 and latitude 34.560.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	18.3 km
Coordinates	34.560, 96.515
UTC time	2018-05-06 09:23:38.970

Location	Chamdo
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2018-05-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chamdo	386.8 km
Lushar	504.9 km
Duoba	510.6 km
Xining	527.2 km
Qiaotou	535.7 km
Nagqu Prefecture	539.3 km
Haomen	556.6 km
Nianbo	575.7 km
Hezuo	586.5 km
Laojunmiao	596.9 km
Zhangye	600.2 km
Jiuquan	603.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Chamdo China · 2025-07-20 21:15 UTC	420.2 km
M 4.4 Chamdo China · 2025-06-02 03:49 UTC	292.0 km

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