Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 12, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Tuesday, January 12, 1965 at 16:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Changzhi (China - CN), about 28.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 111.525 and latitude 35.026.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	35.026, 111.525
UTC time	1965-01-12 16:18:11.280

Location	Changzhi
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1965-01-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Changzhi	28.2 km
Sanmenxia	40.8 km
Yima	45.8 km
Yuncheng	48.5 km
Luoyang	92.1 km
Jiyuan	96.4 km
Hancheng	110.7 km
Linfen	118.3 km
Xixiang	123.0 km
Jincheng	130.2 km
Gongyi	139.0 km
Huayin	142.9 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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