Earthquake details

Thursday, March 15, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, March 15, 1979 at 12:52 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Simao (China - CN), about 44.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 101.138 and latitude 23.157.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	23.157, 101.138
UTC time	1979-03-15 12:52:29.300

Location	Simao
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1979-03-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Simao	44.3 km
Qianliu	100.3 km
Nuozhadu	110.0 km
Jianshui	125.0 km
Lincang	133.5 km
Jinghong	134.0 km
Shangyun	134.6 km
Menglang	142.3 km
Zhutang	145.0 km
Yuxi	195.6 km
Longquan	198.2 km
Gejiu	207.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Jinghong China · 2026-02-17 15:05 UTC	115.9 km
M 4.4 Jianshui China · 2025-10-04 21:01 UTC	69.3 km
M 4.1 Simao China · 2025-06-01 07:48 UTC	97.3 km

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