Earthquake details

Thursday, February 3, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, February 3, 1972 at 07:22 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Gejiu (China - CN), about 77.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 102.406 and latitude 23.446.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 23.446, 102.406
UTC time 1972-02-03 07:22:51.090
Location Kaiyuan
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-02-03

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