Earthquake details

Tuesday, November 10, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Xinjiang-Xizang border region on Tuesday, November 10, 1959 at 20:56 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nagqu Prefecture, about 613.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 88.708 and latitude 36.231.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 15.0 km
Coordinates 36.231, 88.708
UTC time 1959-11-10 20:56:17.200
Location Xinjiang-Xizang border region
Country Xinjiang-Xizang border region
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1959-11-10

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