Earthquake details

Tuesday, April 12, 1921 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Tuesday, April 12, 1921 at 09:36 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Duoba (China - CN), about 55.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.953 and latitude 36.826.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	36.826, 100.953
UTC time	1921-04-12 09:36:04.310

Location	Xining
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1921-04-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Duoba	55.1 km
Qiaotou	65.3 km
Lushar	66.5 km
Xining	75.2 km
Haomen	85.3 km
Nianbo	136.2 km
Wuwei	192.5 km
Jinchang	216.1 km
Zhangye	238.8 km
Linxia Chengguanzhen	244.1 km
Hezuo	270.3 km
Lanzhou	272.3 km

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