Earthquake details

Sunday, January 23, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, January 23, 1972 at 02:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gejiu (China - CN), about 64.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 102.569 and latitude 23.575.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	23.575, 102.569
UTC time	1972-01-23 02:06:00.990

Location	Kaiyuan
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-01-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Gejiu	64.3 km
Kaiyuan	76.2 km
Yuxi	86.9 km
Miyang	128.1 km
Longquan	128.9 km
Haikou	134.1 km
Anning	150.3 km
Jianshui	157.6 km
Shilin	158.7 km
Lai Châu	159.7 km
Zhongshu	160.7 km
Majie	162.3 km

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