Earthquake details

Thursday, January 7, 1937 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, January 7, 1937 at 13:20 UTC with a magnitude of 7.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lushar (China - CN), about 366.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 97.761 and latitude 35.331.

Magnitude 7.8
Alert Extreme
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 35.331, 97.761
UTC time 1937-01-07 13:20:42.780
Location Xining
Country China (CN)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1937-01-07

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