Earthquake details

Thursday, February 22, 1917 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, February 22, 1917 at 02:12 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Huangmei (China - CN), about 26.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 115.752 and latitude 30.168.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	30.168, 115.752
UTC time	1917-02-22 02:12:56.160

Location	Wuxue
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1917-02-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Huangmei	26.4 km
Caohe	31.4 km
Wuxue	40.2 km
Jiujiang	56.9 km
Qingquan	57.2 km
Huangshi	68.3 km
Daye	77.8 km
Pengze	82.2 km
Wuchang	87.0 km
Hwang Chow	90.4 km
Ezhou	92.0 km
Huangzhou	96.7 km

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