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Northern Qinghai, China Earthquake

6.5 Mw - NORTHERN QINGHAI, CHINA
Northern Qinghai China Earthquake Map
A massive earthquake struck the remotely populated Qinghai region of China. The quake measuring 6.5 on the Richter Scale shook China's Western Province region on November 10, 2008 at 01:22:01 UTC. The earthquake with a depth of 10 km is reported to be 162 km NNE of Golmud, Qinghai, China; 551 km WNW of Xining, Qinghai, China and 1258 km NNE of Thimpu, Bhutan. No casualties have been reported so far.
Northern Qinghai China in World Map
Magnitude: 6.5 Mw
Date-Time: 10 Nov 2008 01:22:01 UTC
Location: 37.619N 95.846E
Depth: 10 km
Distances: 162 km (101 miles) NNE (30 degrees) of Golmud, Qinghai, China
551 km (342 miles) WNW (284 degrees) of Xining, Qinghai, China
1258 km (782 miles) NNE (25 degrees) of THIMPHU, Bhutan
Location Uncertainty:
Horizontal: 6.2 km; Vertical
Parameters:
Nph = 103; Dmin = 999.9 km; Rmss = 0.91 seconds; Gp = 39 °M-type = Mw; Version = 6
Source: U.S.G.S