Earthquake details

Sunday, December 21, 1913 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, December 21, 1913 at 15:37 UTC with a magnitude of 6.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yuxi (China - CN), about 33.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 102.230 and latitude 24.264.

Magnitude	6.8
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	24.264, 102.230
UTC time	1913-12-21 15:37:56.620

Location	Yuxi
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1913-12-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Yuxi	33.3 km
Longquan	45.9 km
Haikou	67.2 km
Anning	77.7 km
Majie	94.9 km
Kunming	99.4 km
Jianshui	102.1 km
Miyang	124.0 km
Kaiyuan	126.1 km
Shilin	127.6 km
Gejiu	137.7 km
Zhongshu	158.3 km

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