Earthquake details

Saturday, May 6, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, May 6, 1972 at 22:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Xichang (China - CN), about 19.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 102.422 and latitude 28.002.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	28.002, 102.422
UTC time	1972-05-06 22:05:20.730

Location	Xichang
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-05-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Xichang	19.5 km
Zhaotong	148.7 km
Panzhihua	172.6 km
Daxing	174.3 km
Zhongxin	191.6 km
Shuanglong	195.1 km
Rongjiang	198.9 km
Junlian	206.1 km
Xiangjiaba	206.5 km
Juexi	207.2 km
Xunsi	210.4 km
Qingfu	211.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Xichang China · 2025-07-29 19:26 UTC	58.3 km
M 4.2 Zhaotong China · 2025-05-20 16:29 UTC	80.0 km

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