Earthquake details

Friday, September 23, 1955 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Friday, September 23, 1955 at 15:06 UTC with a magnitude of 6.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Panzhihua (China - CN), about 14.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 101.780 and latitude 26.467.

Magnitude 6.7
Alert Severe
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 26.467, 101.780
UTC time 1955-09-23 15:06:20.280
Location Panzhihua
Country China (CN)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1955-09-23

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