Earthquake details

Sunday, August 11, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, August 11, 1974 at 01:13 UTC with a magnitude of 7.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Osh (China - CN), about 148.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 73.830 and latitude 39.457.

Magnitude	7.3
Alert	Extreme
Depth	9.0 km
Coordinates	39.457, 73.830
UTC time	1974-08-11 01:13:55.500

Location	Kashgar
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1974-08-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Osh	148.2 km
Uzgen	152.9 km
Qorasuv	162.7 km
Xonobod	166.5 km
Kzyl-Kiya	170.5 km
Oyim	177.7 km
Suzak	178.7 km
Jalal-Abad	178.9 km
Quvasoy	183.6 km
Kashgar	185.4 km
Asaka	189.1 km
Quva	191.1 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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