Earthquake details

Sunday, August 24, 1930 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, August 24, 1930 at 10:51 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Daocheng (China - CN), about 94.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.128 and latitude 29.878.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	29.878, 100.128
UTC time	1930-08-24 10:51:15.890

Location	Daocheng
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1930-08-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Daocheng	94.9 km
Kangding	177.0 km
Shangri-La	232.2 km
Ya'an	277.2 km
Daxing	299.8 km
Xichang	303.3 km
Chamdo	315.2 km
Lijiang	335.1 km
Shangpa	348.9 km
Sanchuan	352.0 km
Leshan	353.2 km
Meishan	358.2 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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