Earthquake details

Sunday, August 24, 1947 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, August 24, 1947 at 11:37 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Aral (China - CN), about 87.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 81.322 and latitude 41.329.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	41.329, 81.322
UTC time	1947-08-24 11:37:11.840

Location	Aksu
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1947-08-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Aral	87.8 km
Aksu	88.7 km
Kucha	140.9 km
Tumxuk	250.8 km
Karakol	274.9 km
Xinyuan	282.2 km
Yuqunweng	284.4 km
Ghulja	287.9 km
Bayandai	293.6 km
Jelilyüzi	295.1 km
Dadamtu	295.1 km
Huocheng	305.5 km

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