Earthquake details

Thursday, August 25, 1927 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, August 25, 1927 at 22:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kangding (China - CN), about 306.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.926 and latitude 32.615.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	32.615, 100.926
UTC time	1927-08-25 22:56:46.630

Location	Chengdu
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1927-08-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kangding	306.9 km
Hezuo	321.4 km
Tianpeng	337.8 km
Ya'an	352.9 km
Wenxian Chengguanzhen	353.4 km
Tanchang Chengguanzhen	359.7 km
Deyang	366.1 km
Luojiang	368.1 km
Chengdu	368.3 km
Jiangyou	369.4 km
Mianyang	376.7 km
Longnan	382.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4

Deyang

China · 2025-12-12 22:52 UTC

318.6 km

M 4.9

Chengdu

China · 2025-10-12 07:21 UTC

316.6 km

M 4.2

Meishan

China · 2025-06-23 22:27 UTC

380.1 km

M 4.5

Chengdu

China · 2025-06-01 08:02 UTC

314.2 km

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