Earthquake details

Sunday, August 27, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, August 27, 1972 at 14:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jinghong (China - CN), about 76.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.786 and latitude 21.313.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	21.313, 100.786
UTC time	1972-08-27 14:42:35.710

Location	Jinghong
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-08-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Jinghong	76.8 km
Kēng Tung	95.8 km
Tachilek	134.7 km
Nuozhadu	150.6 km
Mae Chan	162.2 km
Simao	165.4 km
Menglang	165.9 km
Chiang Rai	185.2 km
Zhutang	185.9 km
Qianliu	186.7 km
Luang Prabang	212.7 km
Shangyun	217.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Jinghong China · 2026-02-17 15:05 UTC	93.8 km
M 4.1 Simao China · 2025-06-01 07:48 UTC	115.0 km

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