Earthquake details

Thursday, September 6, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit western Xizang on Thursday, September 6, 1979 at 02:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Xigazê, about 502.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 85.528 and latitude 32.731.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 32.731, 85.528
UTC time 1979-09-06 02:53:05.300
Location western Xizang
Country western Xizang
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1979-09-06

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