Earthquake details

Saturday, March 2, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, March 2, 1968 at 16:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Daocheng (China - CN), about 95.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.368 and latitude 29.891.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 29.891, 100.368
UTC time 1968-03-02 16:17:29.190
Location Daocheng
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1968-03-02

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