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

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Panzhihua	14.8 km
Zhongxin	53.3 km
Rongjiang	53.6 km
Yongbei	101.5 km
Chenghai	109.8 km
Sanchuan	116.0 km
Qina	116.5 km
Shunzhou	123.3 km
Taoyuan	124.6 km
Daxing	127.0 km
Jinniu	141.5 km
Xiazhuang	152.0 km

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