Earthquake details

Sunday, March 27, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, March 27, 1966 at 20:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Xinji (China - CN), about 34.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 115.103 and latitude 37.630.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	37.630, 115.103
UTC time	1966-03-27 20:57:18.860

Location	Luancheng
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1966-03-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Xinji	34.5 km
Nangong	39.7 km
Jizhou	42.0 km
Luancheng	49.2 km
Hengshui	52.6 km
Huaiyang	53.6 km
Beisu	63.9 km
Shijiazhuang	71.5 km
Zhengding	74.3 km
Xingtai	83.1 km
Xinle	88.0 km
Shahecheng	93.4 km

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