Earthquake details

Friday, January 19, 1940 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Friday, January 19, 1940 at 05:23 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tongliao (China - CN), about 64.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.633 and latitude 43.267.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	43.267, 121.633
UTC time	1940-01-19 05:23:47.650

Location	Tongliao
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1940-01-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tongliao	64.0 km
Fuxin	139.3 km
Shuangliao	153.5 km
Xinmin	172.4 km
Beipiao	178.5 km
Heishan	180.0 km
Kaitong	207.1 km
Changtu	207.6 km
Tieling	210.5 km
Chaoyang	212.1 km
Kaiyuan	212.6 km
Hushitai	212.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1

Fuxin

China · 2013-05-10 08:40 UTC

60.0 km

M 5.0

Tongliao

China · 2013-04-22 09:11 UTC

72.3 km

M 6.0

Tongliao

China · 1942-07-08 21:22 UTC

26.2 km

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