Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 17, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, June 17, 1970 at 11:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yuxi (China - CN), about 15.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 102.416 and latitude 24.273.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	24.273, 102.416
UTC time	1970-06-17 11:50:06.140

Location	Yuxi
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1970-06-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Yuxi	15.7 km
Longquan	51.4 km
Haikou	58.7 km
Anning	72.7 km
Majie	87.4 km
Kunming	90.6 km
Miyang	105.2 km
Kaiyuan	110.7 km
Shilin	110.9 km
Jianshui	121.0 km
Gejiu	126.3 km
Zhongshu	139.6 km

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