Earthquake details

Thursday, September 7, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, September 7, 1972 at 06:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Xingtai (China - CN), about 34.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 114.730 and latitude 37.308.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 37.308, 114.730
UTC time 1972-09-07 06:07:59.570
Location Xingtai
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-09-07

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