Earthquake details

Thursday, August 14, 1941 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, August 14, 1941 at 09:38 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wusu (China - CN), about 29.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 84.928 and latitude 44.624.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	44.624, 84.928
UTC time	1941-08-14 09:38:41.690

Location	Wusu
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1941-08-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Wusu	29.3 km
Dushanzi	32.9 km
Sandaohezi	64.2 km
Shihezi	95.1 km
Karamay	107.0 km
Baijiantan	120.1 km
Xinyuan	189.2 km
Changji	201.3 km
Bole	227.9 km
Ürümqi	232.1 km
Emin	234.5 km
Yuqunweng	276.6 km

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