Earthquake details

Friday, April 24, 1953 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Friday, April 24, 1953 at 23:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Changji (China - CN), about 73.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 86.559 and latitude 43.629.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 43.629, 86.559
UTC time 1953-04-24 23:38:38.380
Location Ürümqi
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1953-04-24

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