Earthquake details

Tuesday, June 27, 1961 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Tuesday, June 27, 1961 at 07:03 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shangri-La (China - CN), about 4.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.687 and latitude 27.857.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	27.857, 99.687
UTC time	1961-06-27 07:03:44.400

Location	Shangri-La
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1961-06-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shangri-La	4.1 km
Lijiang	122.0 km
Shangpa	127.2 km
Daxing	133.6 km
Daocheng	144.4 km
Jinhua	148.6 km
Sanchuan	156.3 km
Jinding	159.7 km
Shunzhou	162.1 km
Yingpan	165.4 km
Yongbei	172.9 km
Chenghai	183.8 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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