Earthquake details

Thursday, October 21, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, October 21, 1965 at 15:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Changji (China - CN), about 20.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 87.093 and latitude 43.906.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.4 km
Coordinates 43.906, 87.093
UTC time 1965-10-21 15:56:32.200
Location Changji
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1965-10-21

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