Earthquake details

Thursday, February 27, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, February 27, 1975 at 20:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Daocheng (China - CN), about 166.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 98.873 and latitude 29.877.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	29.877, 98.873
UTC time	1975-02-27 20:00:34.640

Location	Daocheng
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1975-02-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Daocheng	166.7 km
Chamdo	214.1 km
Shangri-La	242.5 km
Kangding	297.8 km
Shangpa	329.3 km
Daxing	350.0 km
Lijiang	359.9 km
Yingpan	382.5 km
Jinhua	385.5 km
Jinding	386.7 km
Sanchuan	389.6 km
Xichang	397.2 km

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