Earthquake details

Friday, January 19, 1934 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Friday, January 19, 1934 at 12:33 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mingguang (China - CN), about 18.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 98.362 and latitude 25.536.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	25.536, 98.362
UTC time	1934-01-19 12:33:11.910

Location	Gudong
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1934-01-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mingguang	18.7 km
Gudong	24.8 km
Jietou	31.7 km
Qushi	42.9 km
Zhonghe	53.6 km
Liuku	60.6 km
Tengyue	62.1 km
Mangbang	74.1 km
Wuhe	81.4 km
Baoshan	93.2 km
Myitkyina	98.5 km
Yingjiang	101.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Yingjiang China · 2026-02-25 06:00 UTC	83.1 km
M 4.4 Yingjiang China · 2025-12-25 15:19 UTC	95.5 km
M 4.6 Zhonghe China · 2025-05-16 01:00 UTC	50.6 km

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