Earthquake details

Thursday, May 17, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, May 17, 1973 at 09:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Aral (China - CN), about 95.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 82.195 and latitude 41.025.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 41.025, 82.195
UTC time 1973-05-17 09:38:09.900
Location Aral
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-05-17

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