Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 5, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, July 5, 1972 at 01:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bole (China - CN), about 65.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 81.345 and latitude 44.612.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	44.612, 81.345
UTC time	1972-07-05 01:09:54.260

Location	Huocheng
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-07-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bole	65.3 km
Dadamtu	70.4 km
Bayandai	72.3 km
Jelilyüzi	72.5 km
Huocheng	72.7 km
Ghulja	77.6 km
Yuqunweng	85.0 km
Zharkent	117.4 km
Sarkand	143.5 km
Xinyuan	201.6 km
Taldykorgan	238.9 km
Wusu	265.1 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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