Earthquake details

Monday, July 31, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, July 31, 1978 at 11:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mugala (China - CN), about 166.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 81.947 and latitude 35.378.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	35.378, 81.947
UTC time	1978-07-31 11:55:39.700

Location	Mugala
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-07-31

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mugala	166.6 km
Hotan	264.0 km
Bageqi	272.8 km
Layka	274.5 km
Saybag	284.8 km
Qaraqash	289.6 km
Han’airike	291.3 km
Zhawa	291.6 km
Puqiakeqi	294.9 km
Kuiya	297.5 km
Yawa	314.3 km
Ka'ersai	315.1 km

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