Earthquake details

Wednesday, February 6, 1952 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, February 6, 1952 at 05:27 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jiuquan (China - CN), about 20.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 98.661 and latitude 39.594.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	39.594, 98.661
UTC time	1952-02-06 05:27:00.290

Location	Jiuquan
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1952-02-06

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Jiuquan	20.7 km
Jiayuguan City	40.2 km
Laojunmiao	83.8 km
Zhangye	170.9 km
Jinchang	328.7 km
Dunhuang	345.7 km
Haomen	357.1 km
Wuwei	391.4 km
Qiaotou	396.1 km
Duoba	412.4 km
Xining	427.4 km
Lushar	429.6 km

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