Earthquake details

Sunday, March 29, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, March 29, 1970 at 03:48 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kashgar (China - CN), about 58.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 75.338 and latitude 39.636.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	39.636, 75.338
UTC time	1970-03-29 03:48:46.940

Location	Kashgar
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1970-03-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kashgar	58.8 km
Atush	71.9 km
Qarek	200.5 km
Elixku	203.5 km
Huangdi	204.0 km
Tage'erqi	205.5 km
Yishikuli	205.5 km
Naryn	207.1 km
Wudalike	210.1 km
Mixia	211.2 km
Shache	213.3 km
Uzgen	214.3 km

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