Earthquake details

Monday, April 3, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, April 3, 1972 at 01:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Aksu (China - CN), about 43.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 79.797 and latitude 41.330.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	41.330, 79.797
UTC time	1972-04-03 01:29:29.060

Location	Aksu
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-04-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Aksu	43.5 km
Aral	151.5 km
Karakol	173.8 km
Tumxuk	174.0 km
Kucha	264.8 km
Esik	296.7 km
Talghar	304.2 km
Ghulja	313.7 km
Huocheng	315.6 km
Zharkent	316.2 km
Bayandai	316.6 km
Naryn	318.1 km

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