Earthquake details

Thursday, October 15, 1925 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, October 15, 1925 at 12:36 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lijiang (China - CN), about 10.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.118 and latitude 26.900.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	26.900, 100.118
UTC time	1925-10-15 12:36:25.660

Location	Lijiang
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1925-10-15

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lijiang	10.8 km
Jinhua	45.0 km
Shunzhou	53.3 km
Sanchuan	56.3 km
Yongbei	71.7 km
Chenghai	74.1 km
Qina	82.9 km
Daxing	84.3 km
Jinding	84.7 km
Taoyuan	86.8 km
Zibihu	89.0 km
Yousuo	97.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Zibihu China · 2026-04-11 21:21 UTC	92.3 km
M 5.0 Jinhua China · 2025-06-04 20:31 UTC	59.5 km

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