Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 8, 1942 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, July 8, 1942 at 21:22 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tongliao (China - CN), about 47.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 121.955 and latitude 43.249.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	43.249, 121.955
UTC time	1942-07-08 21:22:33.290

Location	Tongliao
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1942-07-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tongliao	47.6 km
Shuangliao	128.4 km
Fuxin	139.4 km
Xinmin	157.2 km
Heishan	174.1 km
Changtu	181.9 km
Tieling	187.3 km
Kaiyuan	187.8 km
Beipiao	188.7 km
Lishu	192.9 km
Hushitai	193.0 km
Kaitong	195.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1

Fuxin

China · 2013-05-10 08:40 UTC

60.3 km

M 5.0

Tongliao

China · 2013-04-22 09:11 UTC

52.8 km

M 6.2

Tongliao

China · 1940-01-19 05:23 UTC

26.2 km

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