Earthquake details

Saturday, November 16, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, November 16, 1974 at 16:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wenxian Chengguanzhen (China - CN), about 66.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 103.982 and latitude 33.048.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	33.048, 103.982
UTC time	1974-11-16 16:25:53.800

Location	Longnan
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1974-11-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Wenxian Chengguanzhen	66.3 km
Longnan	95.4 km
Anhua	111.5 km
Tanchang Chengguanzhen	117.4 km
Luoyu	145.8 km
Heba	151.3 km
Shili	157.9 km
Jiangyou	158.5 km
Hanyuan	162.1 km
Shiqiao	162.7 km
Xiasi	166.5 km
Lixian	168.3 km

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