Earthquake details

Sunday, December 12, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, December 12, 1971 at 13:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Aksu (China - CN), about 90.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 79.221 and latitude 41.353.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 41.353, 79.221
UTC time 1971-12-12 13:41:37.370
Location Aksu
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1971-12-12

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