Earthquake details

Friday, August 13, 2021 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Friday, August 13, 2021 at 04:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chamdo (China - CN), about 386.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 97.423 and latitude 34.594.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	14.5 km
Coordinates	34.594, 97.423
UTC time	2021-08-13 04:21:38.757

Location	Chamdo
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2021-08-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chamdo	386.2 km
Lushar	430.0 km
Duoba	437.2 km
Xining	452.8 km
Qiaotou	464.0 km
Haomen	488.8 km
Nianbo	498.6 km
Hezuo	503.4 km
Linxia Chengguanzhen	538.5 km
Zhangye	553.5 km
Jiuquan	581.4 km
Laojunmiao	583.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Chamdo China · 2025-07-20 21:15 UTC	429.9 km
M 4.4 Chamdo China · 2025-06-02 03:49 UTC	289.1 km

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