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5.9 magnitude earthquake 152 km from Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China
1979-08-24 16:59:30 UTC
      UTC time:
      Friday, August 24, 1979 16:59 PM
    
    
      Your time:
      1979-08-24T16:59:30Z
    
        
          Magnitude Type:
          ms
        
        
          USGS page:
          M 5.9 - western Nei Mongol, China
        
        
          USGS status:
              Reviewed by a seismologist
        
        
          Reports from the public:
          0 people
        
    
    
  
    
      1979-08-24 16:59:30 UTC
    
  
  5.9 magnitude, 33 km depth
  
Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China
    
  
Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China
5.9 magnitude earthquake
      
      
      
        1979-08-24 16:59:30 UTC
      
      at 16:59 
August 24, 1979 UTC
      
    
      Location:
      Epicenter at 41.145, 108.129
        
        152.2 km from
  Baotou
    (94.2 miles)
    
Depth: 33 km