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

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