Earthquake details

Sunday, March 27, 1955 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, March 27, 1955 at 14:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dêqên (China - CN), about 62.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 90.166 and latitude 29.671.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	29.671, 90.166
UTC time	1955-03-27 14:38:48.150

Location	Lhasa
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1955-03-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dêqên	62.4 km
Lhasa	90.4 km
Xigazê	132.9 km
Thimphu	250.7 km
Nagqu Prefecture	270.7 km
Gangtok	302.1 km
Jaigaon	323.7 km
Kalimpong	333.5 km
Hāsimāra	335.1 km
Birpara	345.1 km
Darjeeling	347.6 km
Goyerkāta	349.2 km

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