Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 4, 1940 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, September 4, 1940 at 19:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nagqu Prefecture (China - CN), about 287.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 90.870 and latitude 33.855.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 33.855, 90.870
UTC time 1940-09-04 19:11:36.040
Location Nagqu Prefecture
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1940-09-04

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