Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 29, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, July 29, 1970 at 05:50 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tumxuk (China - CN), about 111.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 77.754 and latitude 39.872.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Severe
Depth 14.8 km
Coordinates 39.872, 77.754
UTC time 1970-07-29 05:50:58.810
Location Kashgar
Country China (CN)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1970-07-29

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