Earthquake details

Friday, August 17, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Friday, August 17, 2018 at 23:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shihezi (China - CN), about 56.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 86.456 and latitude 43.892.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 43.892, 86.456
UTC time 2018-08-17 23:43:27.780
Location Ürümqi
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2018-08-17

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