Earthquake details

Friday, May 17, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Friday, May 17, 1974 at 12:18 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hezuo (China - CN), about 190.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 101.027 and latitude 34.261.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	34.261, 101.027
UTC time	1974-05-17 12:18:50.230

Location	Hezuo
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1974-05-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hezuo	190.4 km
Linxia Chengguanzhen	248.6 km
Lushar	252.2 km
Duoba	270.8 km
Xining	271.4 km
Nianbo	277.3 km
Qiaotou	303.4 km
Tanchang Chengguanzhen	311.2 km
Lanzhou	324.8 km
Mali	339.9 km
Haomen	350.9 km
Tange	352.4 km

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