M 5.1 earthquake near Sichuan, China — 1978-08-31

Magnitude 5.1 earthquake near 114 km W of Xichang (China), depth 42 km, 11:26 Local (1978-08-31 03:26 UTC). Shaking felt by ~7.3M people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

114 km W of Xichang (China) — 27.619, 101.176