Earthquake details

Sunday, May 3, 1953 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, May 3, 1953 at 23:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Miyang (China - CN), about 42.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 103.158 and latitude 24.119.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	24.119, 103.158
UTC time	1953-05-03 23:57:07.360

Location	Kaiyuan
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1953-05-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Miyang	42.9 km
Kaiyuan	49.2 km
Yuxi	67.8 km
Zhongshu	76.0 km
Shilin	79.9 km
Gejiu	84.4 km
Haikou	94.3 km
Kunming	111.7 km
Anning	112.5 km
Majie	114.4 km
Longquan	118.3 km
Wenshan City	139.5 km

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