Earthquake details

Saturday, July 21, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit western Xizang on Saturday, July 21, 1973 at 19:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mugala, about 470.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 86.423 and latitude 35.112.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 35.112, 86.423
UTC time 1973-07-21 19:50:06.300
Location western Xizang
Country western Xizang
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1973-07-21

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