Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 16, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, February 16, 1972 at 23:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Aksu (China - CN), about 78.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 80.768 and latitude 41.786.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	25.8 km
Coordinates	41.786, 80.768
UTC time	1972-02-16 23:19:21.870

Location	Aksu
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-02-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Aksu	78.4 km
Aral	144.6 km
Kucha	179.9 km
Karakol	211.1 km
Ghulja	241.3 km
Yuqunweng	242.7 km
Bayandai	245.8 km
Dadamtu	248.3 km
Jelilyüzi	251.6 km
Huocheng	252.5 km
Tumxuk	257.2 km
Zharkent	272.1 km

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