Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 23, 1952 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, January 23, 1952 at 03:29 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dunhuang (China - CN), about 80.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 95.438 and latitude 39.733.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	39.733, 95.438
UTC time	1952-01-23 03:29:29.560

Location	Dunhuang
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1952-01-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dunhuang	80.5 km
Laojunmiao	196.7 km
Jiayuguan City	243.8 km
Jiuquan	263.6 km
Kumul	381.1 km
Zhangye	440.7 km
Haomen	598.7 km
Jinchang	599.2 km
Qiaotou	627.1 km
Duoba	633.5 km
Turpan	633.5 km
Lushar	646.8 km

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