Earthquake details

Saturday, December 17, 1938 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mongolia on Saturday, December 17, 1938 at 16:35 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Khovd (Mongolia - MN), about 73.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 92.535 and latitude 47.738.

Magnitude	6.4
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	47.738, 92.535
UTC time	1938-12-17 16:35:28.520

Location	Khovd
Country	Mongolia (MN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1938-12-17

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Khovd	73.0 km
Ulaangom	252.0 km
Altay	329.3 km
Kyzyl	463.3 km
Kumul	551.2 km
Changji	580.1 km
Ürümqi	581.9 km
Turpan	594.3 km
Mörön	598.6 km
Sayanogorsk	600.9 km
Baijiantan	608.3 km
Shihezi	631.0 km

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