Earthquake details

Thursday, January 3, 1957 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, January 3, 1957 at 12:48 UTC with a magnitude of 6.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dongning (China - CN), about 54.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.462 and latitude 43.943.

Magnitude 6.9
Alert Severe
Depth 581.0 km
Coordinates 43.943, 130.462
UTC time 1957-01-03 12:48:29.800
Location Mudanjiang
Country China (CN)
Severity Severe

Earthquake map 1957-01-03

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