Earthquake details

Thursday, August 28, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, August 28, 1969 at 04:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Osh (China - CN), about 168.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 73.723 and latitude 39.190.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 39.190, 73.723
UTC time 1969-08-28 04:06:21.330
Location Kashgar
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1969-08-28

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