Earthquake details

Friday, March 22, 1918 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Friday, March 22, 1918 at 05:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bayan Hot (China - CN), about 143.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 104.031 and latitude 39.048.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	39.048, 104.031
UTC time	1918-03-22 05:53:09.600

Location	Wuwei
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1918-03-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bayan Hot	143.7 km
Jinchang	170.7 km
Wuwei	174.5 km
Shitanjing	200.8 km
Shizuishan	204.1 km
Dawukou	204.4 km
Yinchuan	205.0 km
Wangyuan	208.2 km
Xigang	208.4 km
Yanghe	210.9 km
Jingui	215.8 km
Lingwu	226.9 km

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