Earthquake details

Friday, February 17, 1905 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Friday, February 17, 1905 at 11:41 UTC with a magnitude of 7.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bhamo (China - CN), about 63.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 97.170 and latitude 23.689.

Magnitude	7.3
Alert	Extreme
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	23.689, 97.170
UTC time	1905-02-17 11:41:07.820

Location	Mengmao
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1905-02-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bhamo	63.1 km
Mengmao	78.8 km
Zhangfeng	85.2 km
Lashio	102.7 km
Lakang	108.2 km
Mogok	109.2 km
Nongzhang	126.0 km
Taiping	128.5 km
Zhefang	130.2 km
Yingjiang	137.8 km
Fengping	158.1 km
Mang City	165.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Taiping China · 2026-03-31 15:45 UTC	112.6 km
M 4.8 Lakang Republic of the Union of Myanmar · 2026-02-25 03:15 UTC	109.6 km
M 4.4 Yingjiang China · 2025-12-25 15:19 UTC	143.0 km

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