Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 16, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, April 16, 1975 at 08:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shangri-La (China - CN), about 37.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.530 and latitude 28.118.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 28.118, 99.530
UTC time 1975-04-16 08:38:37.190
Location Shangri-La
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1975-04-16

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