Earthquake details

Monday, May 21, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, May 21, 1979 at 22:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wushan (China - CN), about 65.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 110.549 and latitude 30.952.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	30.952, 110.549
UTC time	1979-05-21 22:47:00.300

Location	Yichang
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-05-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Wushan	65.7 km
Guandu	67.0 km
Yichang	75.1 km
Dachang	79.4 km
Futian	85.4 km
Miaoyu	86.7 km
Yezhou	88.0 km
Caotang	89.6 km
Songbai	90.4 km
Baidi	92.2 km
Fenhe	100.1 km
Kweichow	104.2 km

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