Earthquake details

Wednesday, October 8, 1941 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, October 8, 1941 at 15:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tianpeng (China - CN), about 115.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 103.053 and latitude 31.696.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 31.696, 103.053
UTC time 1941-10-08 15:24:15.530
Location Chengdu
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1941-10-08

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