Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 24, 1927 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Tuesday, May 24, 1927 at 16:01 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wuwei (China - CN), about 29.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 102.546 and latitude 37.674.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	37.674, 102.546
UTC time	1927-05-24 16:01:34.150

Location	Wuwei
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1927-05-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Wuwei	29.1 km
Haomen	88.1 km
Jinchang	97.1 km
Qiaotou	112.8 km
Nianbo	133.4 km
Xining	136.1 km
Duoba	144.4 km
Lushar	158.6 km
Baiyin	191.1 km
Lanzhou	213.7 km
Zhangye	230.5 km
Linxia Chengguanzhen	238.3 km

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