Earthquake details

Sunday, May 22, 1927 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, May 22, 1927 at 21:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nianbo (China - CN), about 33.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 102.688 and latitude 36.687.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	36.687, 102.688
UTC time	1927-05-22 21:43:17.180

Location	Nianbo
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1927-05-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nianbo	33.5 km
Xining	83.4 km
Qiaotou	94.5 km
Lushar	103.0 km
Duoba	103.1 km
Haomen	121.9 km
Lanzhou	124.8 km
Linxia Chengguanzhen	129.6 km
Baiyin	133.3 km
Wuwei	138.1 km
Hezuo	190.5 km
Jinchang	206.5 km

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