Earthquake details

Friday, February 5, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Friday, February 5, 1971 at 09:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bonan (China - CN), about 21.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.429 and latitude 25.290.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	25.290, 99.429
UTC time	1971-02-05 09:10:35.600

Location	Bonan
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-02-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bonan	21.7 km
Baoshan	33.0 km
Jietou	79.5 km
Yongjian	80.2 km
Qushi	83.9 km
Liuku	84.9 km
Dali	85.3 km
Miaojie	85.7 km
Dali Old Town	85.7 km
Mangbang	86.3 km
Wuhe	90.5 km
Mingguang	92.1 km

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