Earthquake details

Sunday, December 17, 1933 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, December 17, 1933 at 23:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Huocheng (China - CN), about 48.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 80.800 and latitude 44.488.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 44.488, 80.800
UTC time 1933-12-17 23:04:24.000
Location Huocheng
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1933-12-17

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