Earthquake details

Monday, February 5, 1940 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, February 5, 1940 at 07:59 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Emin (China - CN), about 84.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 83.767 and latitude 45.772.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	45.772, 83.767
UTC time	1940-02-05 07:59:30.900

Location	Karamay
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1940-02-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Emin	84.5 km
Karamay	89.6 km
Baijiantan	107.0 km
Tacheng	124.9 km
Bole	164.9 km
Wusu	165.5 km
Dushanzi	181.4 km
Sandaohezi	217.1 km
Shihezi	242.2 km
Xinyuan	264.3 km
Jelilyüzi	266.5 km
Yuqunweng	270.8 km

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