Earthquake details

Sunday, August 27, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, August 27, 1972 at 14:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Simao (China - CN), about 37.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.629 and latitude 22.696.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	22.696, 100.629
UTC time	1972-08-27 14:49:30.670

Location	Simao
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-08-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Simao	37.0 km
Nuozhadu	39.2 km
Qianliu	49.5 km
Menglang	75.3 km
Jinghong	78.5 km
Zhutang	84.4 km
Shangyun	91.2 km
Kēng Tung	138.9 km
Lincang	142.7 km
Jianshui	186.2 km
Nanjian	261.7 km
Tachilek	262.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Jinghong China · 2026-02-17 15:05 UTC	63.4 km
M 4.4 Jianshui China · 2025-10-04 21:01 UTC	103.0 km
M 4.1 Simao China · 2025-06-01 07:48 UTC	72.4 km

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