Earthquake details

Monday, November 16, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, November 16, 1970 at 04:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yuqunweng (China - CN), about 70.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 81.379 and latitude 43.264.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	20.0 km
Coordinates	43.264, 81.379
UTC time	1970-11-16 04:57:33.980

Location	Huocheng
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1970-11-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Yuqunweng	70.7 km
Ghulja	72.6 km
Bayandai	78.8 km
Dadamtu	79.9 km
Jelilyüzi	80.1 km
Huocheng	96.9 km
Zharkent	149.2 km
Xinyuan	152.5 km
Bole	189.6 km
Kucha	214.5 km
Aksu	248.6 km
Karakol	258.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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