Earthquake details

Sunday, August 19, 1962 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, August 19, 1962 at 18:26 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bole (China - CN), about 47.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 81.554 and latitude 44.671.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	33.2 km
Coordinates	44.671, 81.554
UTC time	1962-08-19 18:26:41.340

Location	Bole
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1962-08-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bole	47.7 km
Jelilyüzi	77.5 km
Dadamtu	79.2 km
Bayandai	82.2 km
Ghulja	86.2 km
Huocheng	87.6 km
Yuqunweng	88.8 km
Zharkent	135.2 km
Sarkand	153.0 km
Xinyuan	193.9 km
Wusu	249.1 km
Taldykorgan	253.9 km

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