Earthquake details

Thursday, October 8, 1953 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, October 8, 1953 at 16:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Chamdo (China - CN), about 145.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 97.262 and latitude 29.824.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	29.824, 97.262
UTC time	1953-10-08 16:20:11.350

Location	Chamdo
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1953-10-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Chamdo	145.6 km
Daocheng	307.0 km
Tinsukia	319.5 km
Shangri-La	326.2 km
Dibrugarh	347.8 km
Shangpa	363.2 km
Sibsāgar	407.3 km
Yingpan	418.8 km
North Lakhimpur	422.4 km
Jinding	433.2 km
Lijiang	438.4 km
Jinhua	449.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2 Chamdo China · 2025-07-20 21:15 UTC	121.8 km
M 4.4 Chamdo China · 2025-06-02 03:49 UTC	242.0 km

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