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Sunday, January 3, 1932 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, January 3, 1932 at 07:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mingguang (China - CN), about 28.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 98.293 and latitude 25.622.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	25.622, 98.293
UTC time	1932-01-03 07:50:30.110

Location	Jietou
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1932-01-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mingguang	28.8 km
Gudong	36.6 km
Jietou	42.2 km
Qushi	54.7 km
Liuku	61.9 km
Zhonghe	63.9 km
Tengyue	73.2 km
Mangbang	85.7 km
Wuhe	92.9 km
Myitkyina	93.9 km
Baoshan	104.1 km
Yingjiang	107.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Yingjiang China · 2026-02-25 06:00 UTC	88.0 km
M 4.6 Zhonghe China · 2025-05-16 01:00 UTC	57.8 km

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