Earthquake details

Monday, March 5, 1956 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, March 5, 1956 at 07:12 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Zepu (China - CN), about 57.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 77.265 and latitude 37.669.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	37.669, 77.265
UTC time	1956-03-05 07:12:23.730

Location	Shache
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1956-03-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Zepu	57.9 km
Tuomuwusitang	77.3 km
Wudalike	78.0 km
Qarek	81.9 km
Shache	83.3 km
Mixia	87.4 km
Baishikante	90.0 km
Yishikuli	91.4 km
Tage'erqi	97.5 km
Elixku	116.2 km
Huangdi	127.9 km
Yawa	200.6 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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