Earthquake details

Sunday, June 27, 1948 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, June 27, 1948 at 00:08 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Zibihu (China - CN), about 19.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.894 and latitude 26.284.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	25.0 km
Coordinates	26.284, 99.894
UTC time	1948-06-27 00:08:24.040

Location	Zibihu
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1948-06-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Zibihu	19.8 km
Jinhua	28.4 km
Yousuo	33.6 km
Jinding	48.4 km
Taoyuan	66.8 km
Dali Old Town	71.4 km
Lijiang	72.8 km
Qina	73.0 km
Shunzhou	75.8 km
Yingpan	76.5 km
Chenghai	80.7 km
Dali	84.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Zibihu China · 2026-04-11 21:21 UTC	20.3 km
M 5.0 Jinhua China · 2025-06-04 20:31 UTC	15.9 km

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