Earthquake details

Monday, April 28, 1930 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, April 28, 1930 at 18:34 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mingguang (China - CN), about 5.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 98.487 and latitude 25.485.

Magnitude	6.5
Alert	Severe
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	25.485, 98.487
UTC time	1930-04-28 18:34:41.180

Location	Jietou
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1930-04-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mingguang	5.6 km
Gudong	16.0 km
Jietou	17.9 km
Qushi	32.0 km
Zhonghe	48.6 km
Tengyue	54.6 km
Liuku	55.0 km
Mangbang	64.3 km
Wuhe	72.0 km
Baoshan	79.5 km
Longling County	102.1 km
Yingjiang	102.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Yingjiang China · 2026-02-25 06:00 UTC	86.4 km
M 4.6 Zhonghe China · 2025-05-16 01:00 UTC	51.8 km

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