Earthquake details

Sunday, August 11, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, August 11, 1974 at 05:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Osh (China - CN), about 158.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 73.784 and latitude 39.324.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	39.324, 73.784
UTC time	1974-08-11 05:12:33.300

Location	Kashgar
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1974-08-11

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Osh	158.3 km
Uzgen	166.1 km
Qorasuv	174.0 km
Kzyl-Kiya	175.6 km
Xonobod	178.4 km
Quvasoy	188.5 km
Oyim	188.7 km
Kashgar	190.2 km
Suzak	190.6 km
Jalal-Abad	191.2 km
Asaka	197.2 km
Quva	197.8 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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