Earthquake details

Sunday, May 22, 1927 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, May 22, 1927 at 22:32 UTC with a magnitude of 7.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wuwei (China - CN), about 31.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 102.493 and latitude 37.666.

Magnitude	7.7
Alert	Extreme
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	37.666, 102.493
UTC time	1927-05-22 22:32:50.180

Location	Wuwei
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Extreme

Earthquake map 1927-05-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Wuwei	31.5 km
Haomen	83.4 km
Jinchang	96.5 km
Qiaotou	109.0 km
Nianbo	132.2 km
Xining	132.9 km
Duoba	140.8 km
Lushar	155.3 km
Baiyin	194.1 km
Lanzhou	215.6 km
Zhangye	227.4 km
Linxia Chengguanzhen	238.6 km

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