Earthquake details

Thursday, August 31, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, August 31, 1978 at 03:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Daxing (China - CN), about 50.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 101.176 and latitude 27.619.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 42.0 km
Coordinates 27.619, 101.176
UTC time 1978-08-31 03:26:50.700
Location Daxing
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1978-08-31

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