Earthquake details

Monday, August 5, 1940 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, August 5, 1940 at 09:55 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Eiko (China - CN), about 59.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 122.058 and latitude 40.150.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	40.150, 122.058
UTC time	1940-08-05 09:55:11.180

Location	Eiko
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1940-08-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Eiko	59.2 km
Wafangdian	59.3 km
Dashiqiao	66.1 km
Pulandian	84.4 km
Zhuanghe	94.0 km
Haicheng	97.5 km
Xiuyan	104.6 km
Nantai	106.8 km
Dachang Shandao	107.8 km
Panshan	115.6 km
Jinzhou	120.5 km
Lianshan	122.8 km

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