Earthquake details

Friday, April 6, 1951 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Friday, April 6, 1951 at 23:53 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chamdo (China - CN), about 48.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 97.391 and latitude 30.731.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 30.731, 97.391
UTC time 1951-04-06 23:53:06.020
Location Chamdo
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1951-04-06

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