Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 1, 1936 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, January 1, 1936 at 03:47 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Khovd (China - CN), about 166.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 90.281 and latitude 46.830.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	46.830, 90.281
UTC time	1936-01-01 03:47:06.660

Location	Altay
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1936-01-01

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Khovd	166.2 km
Altay	197.7 km
Ulaangom	374.7 km
Changji	390.8 km
Ürümqi	397.1 km
Baijiantan	415.4 km
Shihezi	434.1 km
Karamay	437.9 km
Turpan	440.8 km
Sandaohezi	457.7 km
Dushanzi	506.1 km
Emin	508.7 km

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