M 5.6 earthquake near Yunnan, China — 1972-08-27

Magnitude 5.6 earthquake near 37 km W of Simao (China), depth 15 km, 22:49 Local (1972-08-27 14:49 UTC). Shaking felt by ~10.6M people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

37 km W of Simao (China) — 22.696, 100.629