Earthquake details

Friday, October 8, 1948 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Friday, October 8, 1948 at 19:02 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Zhaotong (China - CN), about 35.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 103.908 and latitude 27.050.

Magnitude 6.1
Alert Severe
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 27.050, 103.908
UTC time 1948-10-08 19:02:00.400
Location Zhaotong
Country China (CN)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1948-10-08

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