Earthquake details

Sunday, February 15, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, February 15, 1959 at 04:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wusu (China - CN), about 89.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 83.571 and latitude 44.277.

Magnitude 5.7
Alert Strong
Depth 20.0 km
Coordinates 44.277, 83.571
UTC time 1959-02-15 04:02:29.330
Location Xinyuan
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1959-02-15

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