Earthquake details

Sunday, March 11, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, March 11, 1973 at 08:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lu'an (China - CN), about 81.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 116.290 and latitude 31.034.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	31.034, 116.290
UTC time	1973-03-11 08:32:50.600

Location	Lu'an
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-03-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lu'an	81.0 km
Anking	92.7 km
Lucheng	97.0 km
Huangmei	97.1 km
Wuyang	106.8 km
Qingquan	118.3 km
Chizhou	120.9 km
Caohe	121.4 km
Macheng	121.9 km
Pengze	128.7 km
Hefei	131.9 km
Tongling	142.8 km

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