Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 23, 1937 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Tuesday, February 23, 1937 at 00:09 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mingguang (China - CN), about 26.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 98.279 and latitude 25.502.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	25.502, 98.279
UTC time	1937-02-23 00:09:18.800

Location	Jietou
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1937-02-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mingguang	26.4 km
Gudong	27.2 km
Jietou	38.5 km
Qushi	45.3 km
Zhonghe	51.1 km
Tengyue	61.2 km
Liuku	69.7 km
Mangbang	74.7 km
Wuhe	81.6 km
Myitkyina	89.7 km
Yingjiang	94.7 km
Baoshan	98.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Yingjiang China · 2026-02-25 06:00 UTC	75.5 km
M 4.6 Zhonghe China · 2025-05-16 01:00 UTC	44.5 km

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