Earthquake details

Thursday, March 29, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, March 29, 1979 at 02:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kucha (China - CN), about 50.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 83.406 and latitude 42.004.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 42.004, 83.406
UTC time 1979-03-29 02:01:33.400
Location Kucha
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-03-29

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