Earthquake details

Sunday, December 21, 1958 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, December 21, 1958 at 05:46 UTC with a magnitude of 6.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Huocheng (China - CN), about 60.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 80.939 and latitude 44.598.

Magnitude	6.4
Alert	Severe
Depth	20.0 km
Coordinates	44.598, 80.939
UTC time	1958-12-21 05:46:31.500

Location	Huocheng
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1958-12-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Huocheng	60.9 km
Bayandai	74.6 km
Dadamtu	75.0 km
Ghulja	81.9 km
Jelilyüzi	84.1 km
Zharkent	88.3 km
Bole	95.3 km
Yuqunweng	97.2 km
Sarkand	121.3 km
Taldykorgan	207.8 km
Xinyuan	226.3 km
Tacheng	286.0 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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