Earthquake details

Thursday, April 14, 1955 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, April 14, 1955 at 01:29 UTC with a magnitude of 7.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kangding (China - CN), about 19.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 101.759 and latitude 29.957.

Magnitude 7.1
Alert Extreme
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 29.957, 101.759
UTC time 1955-04-14 01:29:04.330
Location Kangding
Country China (CN)
Severity Extreme

Earthquake map 1955-04-14

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