Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 15, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, January 15, 1975 at 18:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Daocheng (China - CN), about 75.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 101.066 and latitude 28.986.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 28.986, 101.066
UTC time 1975-01-15 18:51:38.050
Location Daocheng
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-01-15

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