Earthquake details

Sunday, March 21, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, March 21, 1965 at 15:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tumxuk (China - CN), about 88.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 78.505 and latitude 40.545.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 40.545, 78.505
UTC time 1965-03-21 15:09:14.760
Location Tumxuk
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1965-03-21

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