Earthquake details

Saturday, November 20, 1965 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, November 20, 1965 at 08:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ürümqi (China - CN), about 8.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 87.670 and latitude 43.863.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 43.863, 87.670
UTC time 1965-11-20 08:56:00.480
Location Ürümqi
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1965-11-20

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