Earthquake details

Thursday, August 6, 1953 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, August 6, 1953 at 18:55 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Changji (China - CN), about 80.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 86.520 and latitude 43.554.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 43.554, 86.520
UTC time 1953-08-06 18:55:41.120
Location Ürümqi
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1953-08-06

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