Earthquake details

Sunday, April 10, 1938 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, April 10, 1938 at 05:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lushar (China - CN), about 210.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.886 and latitude 35.174.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	35.174, 99.886
UTC time	1938-04-10 05:05:35.920

Location	Lanzhou
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1938-04-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lushar	210.2 km
Duoba	222.2 km
Xining	233.6 km
Qiaotou	253.6 km
Nianbo	270.7 km
Hezuo	276.2 km
Haomen	290.4 km
Linxia Chengguanzhen	305.0 km
Lanzhou	371.0 km
Wuwei	392.6 km
Baiyin	415.6 km
Zhangye	421.6 km

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