Earthquake details

Wednesday, May 27, 1931 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, May 27, 1931 at 00:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shangri-La (China - CN), about 82.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.087 and latitude 28.330.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 28.330, 99.087
UTC time 1931-05-27 00:43:35.000
Location Shangri-La
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1931-05-27

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