Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 1, 2020 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at 12:23 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chamdo (China - CN), about 275.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 98.909 and latitude 33.127.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	33.127, 98.909
UTC time	2020-04-01 12:23:27.116

Location	Chamdo
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2020-04-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chamdo	275.6 km
Hezuo	423.0 km
Lushar	445.6 km
Kangding	452.2 km
Duoba	460.4 km
Xining	468.3 km
Daocheng	474.0 km
Linxia Chengguanzhen	481.3 km
Nianbo	492.0 km
Qiaotou	493.1 km
Tanchang Chengguanzhen	518.8 km
Ya'an	522.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Chamdo China · 2025-07-20 21:15 UTC	336.8 km
M 4.4 Chamdo China · 2025-06-02 03:49 UTC	202.3 km

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