Earthquake details

Sunday, April 18, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, April 18, 1971 at 23:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Aksu (China - CN), about 71.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 79.452 and latitude 41.044.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	41.044, 79.452
UTC time	1971-04-18 23:13:58.420

Location	Aksu
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-04-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Aksu	71.1 km
Tumxuk	134.8 km
Aral	162.7 km
Karakol	183.5 km
Naryn	292.8 km
Kucha	300.1 km
Huangdi	301.9 km
Esik	305.6 km
Talghar	310.7 km
Balykchy	313.6 km
Elixku	314.9 km
Atush	315.3 km

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