Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 11, 1972 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, October 11, 1972 at 23:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Xingtai (China - CN), about 0.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 114.486 and latitude 37.059.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 37.059, 114.486
UTC time 1972-10-11 23:42:33.620
Location Xingtai
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1972-10-11

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