Earthquake details

Sunday, January 4, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, January 4, 1970 at 17:00 UTC with a magnitude of 7.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yuxi (China - CN), about 23.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 102.474 and latitude 24.157.

Magnitude	7.1
Alert	Extreme
Depth	15.2 km
Coordinates	24.157, 102.474
UTC time	1970-01-04 17:00:41.150

Location	Yuxi
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1970-01-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Yuxi	23.1 km
Longquan	65.5 km
Haikou	70.1 km
Anning	85.2 km
Kaiyuan	98.7 km
Majie	98.8 km
Kunming	101.2 km
Miyang	102.1 km
Gejiu	112.5 km
Shilin	114.0 km
Jianshui	127.6 km
Zhongshu	137.1 km

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