Earthquake details

Sunday, September 10, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, September 10, 1972 at 20:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Aral (China - CN), about 136.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 81.217 and latitude 39.313.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	41.1 km
Coordinates	39.313, 81.217
UTC time	1972-09-10 20:57:59.730

Location	Aral
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1972-09-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Aral	136.9 km
Tumxuk	195.0 km
Han’airike	219.3 km
Aksu	223.0 km
Ka'ersai	247.9 km
Puqiakeqi	258.4 km
Yawa	258.6 km
Qaraqash	261.5 km
Kuiya	263.6 km
Hotan	269.9 km
Bageqi	270.3 km
Zhawa	271.7 km

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