Earthquake details

Monday, March 7, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, March 7, 1966 at 21:29 UTC with a magnitude of 6.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nangong (China - CN), about 41.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 114.919 and latitude 37.308.

Magnitude	6.5
Alert	Severe
Depth	23.7 km
Coordinates	37.308, 114.919
UTC time	1966-03-07 21:29:18.610

Location	Xingtai
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1966-03-07

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nangong	41.9 km
Xingtai	46.7 km
Shahecheng	55.1 km
Huaiyang	61.7 km
Jizhou	63.5 km
Luancheng	68.5 km
Xinji	73.7 km
Hengshui	82.8 km
Handan	86.7 km
Linqing	87.5 km
Shijiazhuang	90.4 km
Beisu	94.8 km

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