Earthquake details

Monday, August 9, 1926 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, August 9, 1926 at 14:02 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jinxiang (China - CN), about 144.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.008 and latitude 27.074.

Magnitude	6.4
Alert	Severe
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	27.074, 122.008
UTC time	1926-08-09 14:02:43.290

Location	Wenzhou
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1926-08-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Jinxiang	144.3 km
Rui’an	154.5 km
Kunyang	157.1 km
Wenling	157.4 km
Wenzhou	167.7 km
Fuding	179.8 km
Taizhou	185.7 km
Songcheng	200.2 km
Keelung	217.9 km
Tamsui	219.1 km
Neihu District	225.7 km
Xizhi District	226.2 km

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