Earthquake details

Monday, January 5, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, January 5, 1970 at 14:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yuxi (China - CN), about 28.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 102.312 and latitude 24.213.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	24.213, 102.312
UTC time	1970-01-05 14:21:35.290

Location	Yuxi
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1970-01-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Yuxi	28.2 km
Longquan	53.3 km
Haikou	68.5 km
Anning	80.9 km
Majie	96.9 km
Kunming	100.7 km
Jianshui	110.7 km
Kaiyuan	116.1 km
Miyang	116.7 km
Shilin	123.4 km
Gejiu	127.9 km
Zhongshu	151.3 km

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