Earthquake details

Saturday, July 21, 1951 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Mongolia on Saturday, July 21, 1951 at 20:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Arvayheer (Mongolia - MN), about 241.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 105.648 and latitude 45.425.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	45.425, 105.648
UTC time	1951-07-21 20:26:05.340

Location	Ulaanbaatar
Country	Mongolia (MN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1951-07-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Arvayheer	241.5 km
Ulaanbaatar	292.0 km
Bayanhongor	391.9 km
Erdenet	418.7 km
Darkhan	452.6 km
Bayan Nur	540.1 km
Mörön	623.8 km
Baotou	631.4 km
Wuhai	646.1 km
Shiguai	646.4 km
Wuda	665.4 km
Salaqi	672.3 km

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