Earthquake details

Thursday, March 13, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit western Xizang on Thursday, March 13, 1980 at 13:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nagqu Prefecture, about 506.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 87.760 and latitude 34.245.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 34.245, 87.760
UTC time 1980-03-13 13:24:41.000
Location western Xizang
Country western Xizang
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1980-03-13

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