Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 16, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, June 16, 1971 at 13:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Aksu (China - CN), about 79.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 79.379 and latitude 41.422.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	17.2 km
Coordinates	41.422, 79.379
UTC time	1971-06-16 13:46:50.400

Location	Aksu
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1971-06-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Aksu	79.8 km
Karakol	144.2 km
Tumxuk	174.9 km
Aral	186.4 km
Esik	267.2 km
Talghar	273.5 km
Naryn	282.8 km
Almaty	287.1 km
Balykchy	288.4 km
Kucha	297.7 km
Zharkent	309.8 km
Huocheng	317.3 km

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