Earthquake details

Thursday, November 24, 1938 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, November 24, 1938 at 00:21 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Atush (China - CN), about 58.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 76.361 and latitude 40.212.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	40.212, 76.361
UTC time	1938-11-24 00:21:24.430

Location	Kashgar
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1938-11-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Atush	58.1 km
Kashgar	88.9 km
Naryn	139.0 km
Huangdi	182.0 km
Elixku	188.5 km
Tage'erqi	200.9 km
Yishikuli	205.0 km
Mixia	210.1 km
Qarek	211.9 km
Shache	213.7 km
Wudalike	216.3 km
Baishikante	217.5 km

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