Earthquake details

Friday, March 16, 1951 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Friday, March 16, 1951 at 13:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chamdo (China - CN), about 62.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 97.487 and latitude 30.634.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	30.634, 97.487
UTC time	1951-03-16 13:56:54.740

Location	Chamdo
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1951-03-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chamdo	62.6 km
Daocheng	324.4 km
Shangri-La	379.9 km
Tinsukia	406.7 km
Dibrugarh	431.5 km
Kangding	435.2 km
Shangpa	437.5 km
Sibsāgar	492.2 km
Yingpan	493.3 km
Lijiang	496.8 km
Daxing	498.9 km
North Lakhimpur	501.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Chamdo China · 2025-07-20 21:15 UTC	81.9 km
M 4.4 Chamdo China · 2025-06-02 03:49 UTC	154.1 km

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