Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 6, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, July 6, 1966 at 13:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Xinyuan (China - CN), about 79.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 83.344 and latitude 44.138.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 44.138, 83.344
UTC time 1966-07-06 13:59:13.920
Location Xinyuan
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-07-06

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