Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 24, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, March 24, 1971 at 21:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Aksu (China - CN), about 75.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 79.429 and latitude 41.421.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	11.0 km
Coordinates	41.421, 79.429
UTC time	1971-03-24 21:01:54.940

Location	Aksu
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-03-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Aksu	75.8 km
Karakol	146.7 km
Tumxuk	175.4 km
Aral	182.8 km
Esik	269.7 km
Talghar	276.3 km
Naryn	286.9 km
Almaty	290.1 km
Balykchy	292.3 km
Kucha	293.6 km
Zharkent	309.2 km
Huocheng	315.8 km

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