Earthquake details

Thursday, March 9, 1944 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, March 9, 1944 at 22:03 UTC with a magnitude of 6.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Xinyuan (China - CN), about 91.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 84.357 and latitude 43.275.

Magnitude 6.8
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 43.275, 84.357
UTC time 1944-03-09 22:03:40.360
Location Xinyuan
Country China (CN)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1944-03-09

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