Earthquake details

Friday, February 3, 1950 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Friday, February 3, 1950 at 13:03 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nuozhadu (China - CN), about 42.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.174 and latitude 22.210.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	22.210, 100.174
UTC time	1950-02-03 13:03:57.020

Location	Menglang
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1950-02-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nuozhadu	42.1 km
Menglang	47.7 km
Jinghong	65.6 km
Zhutang	67.7 km
Kēng Tung	69.3 km
Qianliu	76.9 km
Shangyun	100.2 km
Simao	104.6 km
Lincang	186.0 km
Tachilek	198.5 km
Mae Chan	232.1 km
Jianshui	254.0 km

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