Earthquake details

Monday, March 7, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, March 7, 1966 at 22:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Daocheng (China - CN), about 167.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 98.592 and latitude 29.238.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 29.238, 98.592
UTC time 1966-03-07 22:36:04.970
Location Shangri-La
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-03-07

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