Earthquake details

Thursday, July 6, 1939 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, July 6, 1939 at 03:52 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kucha (China - CN), about 64.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 82.530 and latitude 42.208.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 42.208, 82.530
UTC time 1939-07-06 03:52:01.550
Location Kucha
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1939-07-06

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