Earthquake details

Monday, April 27, 1936 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, April 27, 1936 at 01:33 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Juexi (China - CN), about 84.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 103.433 and latitude 28.718.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 28.718, 103.433
UTC time 1936-04-27 01:33:26.530
Location Leshan
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1936-04-27

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