Earthquake details

Wednesday, December 18, 1963 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, December 18, 1963 at 06:40 UTC with a magnitude of 5.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kucha (China - CN), about 30.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 82.603 and latitude 41.844.

Magnitude 5.8
Alert Strong
Depth 35.0 km
Coordinates 41.844, 82.603
UTC time 1963-12-18 06:40:08.010
Location Kucha
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1963-12-18

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