Earthquake details

Wednesday, November 6, 1940 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, November 6, 1940 at 16:11 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Juexi (China - CN), about 59.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 103.702 and latitude 28.714.

Magnitude 6.0
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 28.714, 103.702
UTC time 1940-11-06 16:11:12.030
Location Yibin
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1940-11-06

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