Earthquake details

Monday, August 10, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, August 10, 1959 at 23:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hancheng (China - CN), about 23.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 110.669 and latitude 35.390.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	35.390, 110.669
UTC time	1959-08-10 23:07:32.890

Location	Hancheng
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1959-08-10

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hancheng	23.1 km
Yuncheng	50.4 km
Sanmenxia	82.9 km
Changzhi	99.2 km
Huayin	107.0 km
Linfen	109.3 km
Yima	132.4 km
Weinan	144.7 km
Yintai	146.1 km
Tongchuanshi	148.2 km
Yanliang	154.4 km
Xinzhi	154.8 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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