Earthquake details

Monday, January 31, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, January 31, 1966 at 02:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shangri-La (China - CN), about 7.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.673 and latitude 27.889.

Magnitude 5.4
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 27.889, 99.673
UTC time 1966-01-31 02:35:04.990
Location Shangri-La
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-01-31

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