Earthquake details

Saturday, June 27, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, June 27, 1959 at 19:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Aksu (China - CN), about 75.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 79.925 and latitude 41.804.

Magnitude	5.8
Alert	Strong
Depth	25.0 km
Coordinates	41.804, 79.925
UTC time	1959-06-27 19:11:30.270

Location	Aksu
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1959-06-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Aksu	75.1 km
Karakol	147.7 km
Aral	179.9 km
Tumxuk	227.3 km
Kucha	249.9 km
Ghulja	261.2 km
Huocheng	262.0 km
Zharkent	263.0 km
Bayandai	263.7 km
Esik	266.2 km
Dadamtu	267.4 km
Yuqunweng	268.8 km

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