Earthquake details

Sunday, December 18, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, December 18, 1977 at 20:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Huangdi (China - CN), about 105.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 77.696 and latitude 39.733.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 39.733, 77.696
UTC time 1977-12-18 20:43:05.900
Location Kashgar
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1977-12-18

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