Earthquake details

Saturday, August 5, 2023 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, August 5, 2023 at 18:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dezhou (China - CN), about 24.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 116.391 and latitude 37.231.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	18.0 km
Coordinates	37.231, 116.391
UTC time	2023-08-05 18:33:59.457

Location	Dezhou
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2023-08-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dezhou	24.1 km
Linqing	74.4 km
Changqing	80.7 km
Jizhou	81.0 km
Jinan	82.6 km
Hengshui	84.3 km
Nangong	89.8 km
Liaocheng	93.5 km
Botou	95.1 km
Pingyin	105.6 km
Mingshui	114.0 km
Feicheng	114.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5

Linqing

China · 2025-12-10 20:06 UTC

95.1 km

M 4.4

Changqing

China · 2020-02-18 09:07 UTC

69.5 km

M 4.1

Jizhou

China · 2002-12-25 10:29 UTC

97.5 km

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