Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 6, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, February 6, 1980 at 22:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Daxing (China - CN), about 90.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 101.233 and latitude 28.010.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	28.010, 101.233
UTC time	1980-02-06 22:03:33.680

Location	Daxing
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1980-02-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Daxing	90.7 km
Xichang	102.1 km
Daocheng	146.5 km
Sanchuan	151.3 km
Shangri-La	151.4 km
Zhongxin	155.2 km
Yongbei	158.3 km
Lijiang	161.7 km
Rongjiang	162.5 km
Panzhihua	165.6 km
Shunzhou	168.5 km
Chenghai	180.9 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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