Earthquake details

Sunday, January 4, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, January 4, 1970 at 17:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yuxi (China - CN), about 22.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 102.439 and latitude 24.180.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	24.180, 102.439
UTC time	1970-01-04 17:32:39.090

Location	Yuxi
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1970-01-04

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Yuxi	22.1 km
Longquan	61.6 km
Haikou	68.2 km
Anning	82.8 km
Majie	96.9 km
Kunming	99.7 km
Kaiyuan	103.1 km
Miyang	104.9 km
Shilin	115.1 km
Gejiu	116.7 km
Jianshui	123.8 km
Zhongshu	139.8 km

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