Earthquake details

Thursday, November 2, 1950 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, November 2, 1950 at 20:17 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chamdo (China - CN), about 89.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 97.396 and latitude 30.353.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	30.353, 97.396
UTC time	1950-11-02 20:17:32.010

Location	Chamdo
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1950-11-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chamdo	89.0 km
Daocheng	316.4 km
Shangri-La	360.2 km
Tinsukia	375.5 km
Dibrugarh	401.3 km
Shangpa	411.3 km
Kangding	440.6 km
Sibsāgar	461.7 km
Yingpan	467.2 km
North Lakhimpur	472.8 km
Lijiang	476.0 km
Jinding	479.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Chamdo China · 2025-07-20 21:15 UTC	86.0 km
M 4.4 Chamdo China · 2025-06-02 03:49 UTC	183.9 km

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