Earthquake details

Friday, February 18, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Friday, February 18, 1966 at 03:45 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Qujing (China - CN), about 85.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 103.221 and latitude 26.060.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	26.060, 103.221
UTC time	1966-02-18 03:45:12.760

Location	Qujing
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1966-02-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Qujing	85.4 km
Kunming	124.4 km
Majie	128.6 km
Weining	133.8 km
Shilin	138.6 km
Anning	146.6 km
Zhaotong	148.3 km
Haikou	156.6 km
Panzhihua	161.4 km
Liupanshui	171.5 km
Zhongshu	180.4 km
Miyang	185.7 km

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