Earthquake details

Thursday, January 3, 1957 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, January 3, 1957 at 13:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dongning (China - CN), about 52.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 130.668 and latitude 43.746.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 590.9 km
Coordinates 43.746, 130.668
UTC time 1957-01-03 13:43:32.650
Location Wangqing
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1957-01-03

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