Earthquake details

Saturday, February 2, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, February 2, 1980 at 12:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Daxing (China - CN), about 71.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 101.256 and latitude 27.799.

Magnitude 5.3
Alert Strong
Depth 33.0 km
Coordinates 27.799, 101.256
UTC time 1980-02-02 12:29:16.300
Location Xichang
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-02-02

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