Earthquake details

Sunday, July 16, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, July 16, 1972 at 22:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yuxi (China - CN), about 43.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 102.969 and latitude 24.423.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	24.423, 102.969
UTC time	1972-07-16 22:41:40.750

Location	Yuxi
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-07-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Yuxi	43.9 km
Miyang	48.1 km
Haikou	56.3 km
Shilin	57.4 km
Kunming	73.1 km
Anning	74.1 km
Majie	75.6 km
Zhongshu	81.5 km
Longquan	86.4 km
Kaiyuan	87.6 km
Gejiu	119.7 km
Qujing	143.8 km

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