Earthquake details

Monday, November 30, 1959 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, November 30, 1959 at 11:13 UTC with a magnitude of 6.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Huocheng (China - CN), about 50.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 80.676 and latitude 44.482.

Magnitude	6.0
Alert	Severe
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	44.482, 80.676
UTC time	1959-11-30 11:13:01.940

Location	Huocheng
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1959-11-30

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Huocheng	50.2 km
Zharkent	63.8 km
Bayandai	73.4 km
Dadamtu	75.6 km
Ghulja	81.5 km
Jelilyüzi	88.8 km
Yuqunweng	101.3 km
Bole	119.4 km
Sarkand	119.7 km
Taldykorgan	191.4 km
Xinyuan	237.3 km
Esik	287.3 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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