Earthquake details

Sunday, March 18, 1962 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, March 18, 1962 at 20:18 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Heyuan (China - CN), about 10.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 114.639 and latitude 23.820.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	23.820, 114.639
UTC time	1962-03-18 20:18:55.770

Location	Heyuan
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1962-03-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Heyuan	10.7 km
Huizhou	82.1 km
Luoyang	82.2 km
Pingshan	92.3 km
Licheng	101.6 km
Huacheng	102.8 km
Anliu	106.9 km
Hengbei	110.8 km
Shilong	112.7 km
Danshui	115.1 km
Shuizhai	115.3 km
Xingning	116.1 km

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