Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 24, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, January 24, 1973 at 03:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Aral (China - CN), about 90.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 82.183 and latitude 40.957.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	40.957, 82.183
UTC time	1973-01-24 03:20:20.200

Location	Aral
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-01-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Aral	90.1 km
Kucha	105.1 km
Aksu	161.8 km
Xinyuan	288.6 km
Tumxuk	290.9 km
Yuqunweng	328.0 km
Ghulja	336.8 km
Jelilyüzi	340.1 km
Korla	343.5 km
Bayandai	343.6 km
Dadamtu	344.0 km
Karakol	358.1 km

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