Earthquake details

Thursday, December 29, 1955 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, December 29, 1955 at 08:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dêqên (China - CN), about 52.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 90.189 and latitude 29.845.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 29.845, 90.189
UTC time 1955-12-29 08:25:35.420
Location Lhasa
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1955-12-29

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