Earthquake details

Friday, January 15, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Friday, January 15, 1965 at 15:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yima (China - CN), about 17.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 111.706 and latitude 34.798.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	34.798, 111.706
UTC time	1965-01-15 15:27:17.120

Location	Yima
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1965-01-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Yima	17.6 km
Changzhi	45.8 km
Sanmenxia	46.9 km
Luoyang	68.3 km
Yuncheng	69.8 km
Jiyuan	86.1 km
Xixiang	113.2 km
Gongyi	119.5 km
Songyang	127.0 km
Jincheng	129.1 km
Hancheng	137.7 km
Linfen	144.7 km

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