Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 1, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, September 1, 1976 at 01:06 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wenxian Chengguanzhen (China - CN), about 73.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 104.152 and latitude 32.460.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 18.0 km
Coordinates 32.460, 104.152
UTC time 1976-09-01 01:06:51.800
Location Jiangyou
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1976-09-01

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