Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 14, 1930 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, May 14, 1930 at 19:48 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jinniu (China - CN), about 31.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.887 and latitude 25.822.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	25.822, 100.887
UTC time	1930-05-14 19:48:17.200

Location	Jinniu
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1930-05-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Jinniu	31.4 km
Xiazhuang	47.3 km
Yunnanyi	48.5 km
Xiangcheng	51.2 km
Taoyuan	55.8 km
Qina	60.2 km
Fengyi	63.5 km
Micheng	66.7 km
Dali	72.6 km
Chenghai	74.2 km
Dali Old Town	74.5 km
Yongjian	80.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Zibihu China · 2026-04-11 21:21 UTC	111.6 km
M 5.0 Jinhua China · 2025-06-04 20:31 UTC	106.0 km

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