Earthquake details

Monday, December 8, 1952 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, December 8, 1952 at 15:09 UTC with a magnitude of 6.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Menglang (China - CN), about 9.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.002 and latitude 22.547.

Magnitude	6.2
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	22.547, 100.002
UTC time	1952-12-08 15:09:30.260

Location	Menglang
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1952-12-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Menglang	9.6 km
Zhutang	27.4 km
Nuozhadu	27.7 km
Qianliu	44.2 km
Shangyun	59.0 km
Jinghong	99.6 km
Kēng Tung	102.3 km
Simao	103.5 km
Lincang	148.7 km
Jianshui	229.5 km
Tachilek	234.1 km
Lashio	235.2 km

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