Earthquake details

Sunday, December 22, 1968 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, December 22, 1968 at 09:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lushar (China - CN), about 27.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 101.772 and latitude 36.306.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	25.0 km
Coordinates	36.306, 101.772
UTC time	1968-12-22 09:06:37.380

Location	Xining
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1968-12-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lushar	27.3 km
Xining	35.6 km
Duoba	44.6 km
Nianbo	60.9 km
Qiaotou	70.6 km
Haomen	119.8 km
Linxia Chengguanzhen	151.3 km
Hezuo	179.4 km
Lanzhou	187.9 km
Wuwei	195.9 km
Baiyin	216.5 km
Jinchang	247.1 km

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