Earthquake details

Friday, February 6, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Friday, February 6, 1970 at 22:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Simao (China - CN), about 21.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.780 and latitude 22.858.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	22.858, 100.780
UTC time	1970-02-06 22:32:39.820

Location	Simao
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1970-02-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Simao	21.4 km
Qianliu	59.7 km
Nuozhadu	61.0 km
Menglang	95.2 km
Jinghong	95.2 km
Shangyun	99.9 km
Zhutang	101.1 km
Lincang	133.6 km
Kēng Tung	162.4 km
Jianshui	164.4 km
Nanjian	244.9 km
Yuxi	245.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Jinghong China · 2026-02-17 15:05 UTC	78.2 km
M 4.4 Jianshui China · 2025-10-04 21:01 UTC	85.4 km
M 4.1 Simao China · 2025-06-01 07:48 UTC	75.6 km

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