Earthquake details

Friday, July 22, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Friday, July 22, 1966 at 03:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Xinyuan (China - CN), about 121.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 84.578 and latitude 42.918.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.9 km
Coordinates 42.918, 84.578
UTC time 1966-07-22 03:39:58.610
Location Shihezi
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1966-07-22

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