Earthquake details

Thursday, March 9, 1944 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, March 9, 1944 at 22:12 UTC with a magnitude of 7.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Xinyuan (China - CN), about 52.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 83.874 and latitude 43.293.

Magnitude 7.3
Alert Extreme
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 43.293, 83.874
UTC time 1944-03-09 22:12:57.760
Location Xinyuan
Country China (CN)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1944-03-09

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