Earthquake details

Monday, August 23, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, August 23, 1971 at 05:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Juexi (China - CN), about 61.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 103.640 and latitude 28.853.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 28.853, 103.640
UTC time 1971-08-23 05:36:10.430
Location Yibin
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-08-23

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