Earthquake details

Friday, November 17, 1978 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Friday, November 17, 1978 at 21:44 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Laojunmiao (China - CN), about 288.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 97.094 and latitude 37.293.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	37.293, 97.094
UTC time	1978-11-17 21:44:28.400

Location	Zhangye
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1978-11-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Laojunmiao	288.2 km
Jiayuguan City	298.9 km
Jiuquan	299.6 km
Zhangye	346.2 km
Dunhuang	382.3 km
Haomen	400.8 km
Duoba	401.1 km
Lushar	407.9 km
Qiaotou	408.4 km
Xining	421.4 km
Jinchang	467.6 km
Nianbo	482.4 km

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