Earthquake details

Friday, December 21, 1951 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Friday, December 21, 1951 at 08:37 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jinhua (China - CN), about 10.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.013 and latitude 26.579.

Magnitude	6.4
Alert	Severe
Depth	27.5 km
Coordinates	26.579, 100.013
UTC time	1951-12-21 08:37:33.300

Location	Jinhua
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1951-12-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Jinhua	10.6 km
Lijiang	38.3 km
Zibihu	52.1 km
Shunzhou	54.1 km
Jinding	59.1 km
Yousuo	61.9 km
Sanchuan	67.0 km
Taoyuan	67.1 km
Chenghai	67.6 km
Qina	68.0 km
Yongbei	76.8 km
Yingpan	87.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Zibihu China · 2026-04-11 21:21 UTC	55.2 km
M 5.0 Jinhua China · 2025-06-04 20:31 UTC	23.1 km

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