Earthquake details

Thursday, February 17, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, February 17, 1977 at 16:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Daxing (China - CN), about 12.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.797 and latitude 27.174.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 27.174, 100.797
UTC time 1977-02-17 16:28:31.100
Location Daxing
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-02-17

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