Earthquake details

Saturday, January 18, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, January 18, 1975 at 04:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Daocheng (China - CN), about 92.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 101.142 and latitude 29.417.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	29.417, 101.142
UTC time	1975-01-18 04:13:14.300

Location	Daocheng
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1975-01-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Daocheng	92.3 km
Kangding	102.2 km
Ya'an	190.4 km
Xichang	201.6 km
Shangri-La	225.9 km
Daxing	241.2 km
Leshan	254.6 km
Meishan	269.7 km
Luocheng	280.0 km
Lijiang	297.7 km
Sanchuan	300.6 km
Juexi	308.1 km

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