Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 27, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Tuesday, January 27, 1970 at 10:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hezuo (China - CN), about 148.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 101.298 and latitude 34.800.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	34.800, 101.298
UTC time	1970-01-27 10:49:30.330

Location	Linxia Chengguanzhen
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1970-01-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hezuo	148.6 km
Lushar	189.0 km
Linxia Chengguanzhen	195.1 km
Xining	207.4 km
Duoba	207.9 km
Nianbo	212.6 km
Qiaotou	240.1 km
Lanzhou	269.7 km
Haomen	288.2 km
Tanchang Chengguanzhen	296.5 km
Mali	311.4 km
Dingxi	314.4 km

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