Earthquake details

Thursday, January 9, 1958 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, January 9, 1958 at 17:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wusu (China - CN), about 47.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 85.090 and latitude 44.735.

Magnitude 5.9
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 44.735, 85.090
UTC time 1958-01-09 17:39:29.640
Location Wusu
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1958-01-09

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