Earthquake details

Friday, December 31, 1915 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Friday, December 31, 1915 at 18:50 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Xinyuan (China - CN), about 79.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 84.223 and latitude 43.523.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 43.523, 84.223
UTC time 1915-12-31 18:50:52.870
Location Xinyuan
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1915-12-31

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