Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 30, 1952 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Tuesday, September 30, 1952 at 12:52 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Xichang (China - CN), about 59.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 102.250 and latitude 28.430.

Magnitude	6.6
Alert	Severe
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	28.430, 102.250
UTC time	1952-09-30 12:52:03.480

Location	Xichang
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1952-09-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Xichang	59.4 km
Kangding	177.3 km
Ya'an	187.8 km
Daxing	188.3 km
Zhaotong	190.2 km
Leshan	193.9 km
Daocheng	202.2 km
Luocheng	203.3 km
Juexi	204.0 km
Shuanglong	205.1 km
Xiangjiaba	211.9 km
Panzhihua	212.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Xichang China · 2025-07-29 19:26 UTC	38.5 km
M 4.2 Zhaotong China · 2025-05-20 16:29 UTC	128.7 km

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