Earthquake details

Thursday, December 13, 2018 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, December 13, 2018 at 15:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Daocheng (China - CN), about 167.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 98.776 and latitude 29.743.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	26.5 km
Coordinates	29.743, 98.776
UTC time	2018-12-13 15:32:54.250

Location	Daocheng
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2018-12-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Daocheng	167.1 km
Chamdo	217.5 km
Shangri-La	232.1 km
Kangding	308.4 km
Shangpa	314.8 km
Daxing	343.3 km
Lijiang	349.9 km
Yingpan	368.4 km
Jinding	373.6 km
Jinhua	374.0 km
Sanchuan	380.9 km
Shunzhou	388.9 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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