Earthquake details

Saturday, October 17, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, October 17, 1970 at 05:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Aksu (China - CN), about 86.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 79.295 and latitude 41.414.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	41.414, 79.295
UTC time	1970-10-17 05:33:14.510

Location	Aksu
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1970-10-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Aksu	86.2 km
Karakol	141.2 km
Tumxuk	173.0 km
Aral	192.0 km
Esik	263.9 km
Talghar	269.8 km
Naryn	275.8 km
Balykchy	282.5 km
Almaty	283.0 km
Kucha	304.8 km
Zharkent	311.8 km
Huocheng	320.8 km

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