Earthquake details

Tuesday, August 17, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Tuesday, August 17, 1971 at 17:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Juexi (China - CN), about 61.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 103.639 and latitude 28.831.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 24.9 km
Coordinates 28.831, 103.639
UTC time 1971-08-17 17:07:41.300
Location Yibin
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-08-17

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