Earthquake details

Saturday, May 16, 1936 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, May 16, 1936 at 07:05 UTC with a magnitude of 6.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Juexi (China - CN), about 67.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 103.667 and latitude 28.616.

Magnitude 6.9
Alert Severe
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 28.616, 103.667
UTC time 1936-05-16 07:05:45.360
Location Yibin
Country China (CN)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1936-05-16

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