Earthquake details

Saturday, July 31, 1954 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, July 31, 1954 at 01:00 UTC with a magnitude of 6.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bayan Hot (China - CN), about 134.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 104.151 and latitude 38.622.

Magnitude	6.9
Alert	Severe
Depth	25.0 km
Coordinates	38.622, 104.151
UTC time	1954-07-31 01:00:03.200

Location	Yinchuan
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1954-07-31

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bayan Hot	134.0 km
Wuwei	153.7 km
Jinchang	170.9 km
Yinchuan	185.5 km
Wangyuan	186.7 km
Yanghe	186.7 km
Xigang	191.3 km
Jingui	197.7 km
Haojiaqiao	198.0 km
Shizuishan	198.2 km
Chongxing	198.8 km
Lingwu	199.7 km

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