Earthquake details

Thursday, February 5, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, February 5, 1970 at 03:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yuxi (China - CN), about 25.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 102.294 and latitude 24.364.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	26.9 km
Coordinates	24.364, 102.294
UTC time	1970-02-05 03:40:04.290

Location	Yuxi
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1970-02-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Yuxi	25.2 km
Longquan	36.8 km
Haikou	54.4 km
Anning	65.1 km
Majie	82.1 km
Kunming	86.5 km
Jianshui	109.0 km
Miyang	116.6 km
Shilin	116.7 km
Kaiyuan	126.7 km
Gejiu	141.9 km
Zhongshu	150.2 km

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