Earthquake details

Thursday, April 23, 1953 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, April 23, 1953 at 03:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chamdo (China - CN), about 83.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 96.712 and latitude 30.495.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 30.495, 96.712
UTC time 1953-04-23 03:50:58.730
Location Chamdo
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1953-04-23

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