Earthquake details

Friday, February 6, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Friday, February 6, 1970 at 22:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Simao (China - CN), about 37.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.800 and latitude 23.085.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	23.085, 100.800
UTC time	1970-02-06 22:10:41.100

Location	Simao
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1970-02-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Simao	37.5 km
Qianliu	64.8 km
Nuozhadu	78.4 km
Shangyun	99.6 km
Menglang	108.3 km
Zhutang	109.8 km
Lincang	114.1 km
Jinghong	120.5 km
Jianshui	139.6 km
Kēng Tung	185.2 km
Nanjian	220.1 km
Longquan	224.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Jinghong China · 2026-02-17 15:05 UTC	103.4 km
M 4.4 Jianshui China · 2025-10-04 21:01 UTC	60.7 km
M 4.1 Simao China · 2025-06-01 07:48 UTC	97.0 km

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