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Saturday, January 31, 1942 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, January 31, 1942 at 17:30 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jinghong (China - CN), about 65.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 101.348 and latitude 22.247.

Magnitude	6.4
Alert	Severe
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	22.247, 101.348
UTC time	1942-01-31 17:30:39.750

Location	Simao
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1942-01-31

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Jinghong	65.5 km
Simao	71.5 km
Nuozhadu	117.0 km
Qianliu	138.6 km
Menglang	152.1 km
Kēng Tung	162.0 km
Zhutang	166.8 km
Shangyun	180.0 km
Dien Bien Phu	197.9 km
Lai Châu	217.9 km
Lincang	222.5 km
Gejiu	223.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Jinghong China · 2026-02-17 15:05 UTC	54.9 km
M 4.4 Jianshui China · 2025-10-04 21:01 UTC	167.2 km
M 4.1 Simao China · 2025-06-01 07:48 UTC	18.4 km

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