Earthquake details

Saturday, January 27, 1917 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, January 27, 1917 at 14:52 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Aoxi (China - CN), about 60.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 115.658 and latitude 26.902.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	26.902, 115.658
UTC time	1917-01-27 14:52:31.450

Location	Ji’an
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1917-01-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Aoxi	60.9 km
Xujiang	66.1 km
Ji’an	71.4 km
Dunhou	77.0 km
Fenggang	90.4 km
Qincheng	93.1 km
Bashan	103.9 km
Jianchang	121.6 km
Xinyu	123.4 km
Fuzhou	135.4 km
Ganzhou	138.0 km
Fenyi	140.8 km

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