Earthquake details

Friday, August 6, 1926 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Friday, August 6, 1926 at 13:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Panzhihua (China - CN), about 8.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 101.789 and latitude 26.550.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	26.550, 101.789
UTC time	1926-08-06 13:17:28.280

Location	Panzhihua
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1926-08-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Panzhihua	8.5 km
Zhongxin	52.0 km
Rongjiang	53.7 km
Yongbei	100.9 km
Chenghai	111.0 km
Sanchuan	114.6 km
Qina	119.1 km
Daxing	121.4 km
Shunzhou	123.2 km
Taoyuan	127.7 km
Jinniu	147.3 km
Xichang	157.1 km

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