Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 13, 1918 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, February 13, 1918 at 06:07 UTC with a magnitude of 7.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Huanggang (China - CN), about 7.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 117.004 and latitude 23.609.

Magnitude	7.4
Alert	Extreme
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	23.609, 117.004
UTC time	1918-02-13 06:07:16.520

Location	Huanggang
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1918-02-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Huanggang	7.6 km
Chenghua	29.0 km
Anbu	37.5 km
Chaozhou	39.2 km
Shantou	43.6 km
Haimen	61.2 km
Jieyang	65.5 km
Puning	91.5 km
Huicheng	96.8 km
Meizhou	117.7 km
Shuikou	120.3 km
Zhangzhou	120.5 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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China · 1931-05-17 09:28 UTC

96.8 km

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