Earthquake details

Wednesday, August 30, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, August 30, 1972 at 18:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Laojunmiao (China - CN), about 386.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.364 and latitude 36.530.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 16.5 km
Coordinates 36.530, 96.364
UTC time 1972-08-30 18:47:41.910
Location Laojunmiao
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-08-30

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