Earthquake details

Friday, August 21, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Friday, August 21, 1959 at 07:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bayan Hot (China - CN), about 127.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 104.281 and latitude 39.220.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	39.220, 104.281
UTC time	1959-08-21 07:13:27.450

Location	Yinchuan
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1959-08-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bayan Hot	127.3 km
Shitanjing	177.9 km
Dawukou	183.7 km
Shizuishan	184.1 km
Yinchuan	191.9 km
Xigang	193.9 km
Wangyuan	196.2 km
Jinchang	197.8 km
Yanghe	200.3 km
Jingui	201.7 km
Wuwei	203.3 km
Wuda	211.5 km

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