Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 27, 1944 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, September 27, 1944 at 16:25 UTC with a magnitude of 6.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kashgar (China - CN), about 113.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 74.899 and latitude 38.901.

Magnitude 6.9
Alert Severe
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 38.901, 74.899
UTC time 1944-09-27 16:25:08.670
Location Kashgar
Country China (CN)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1944-09-27

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