Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 8, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Tuesday, March 8, 1966 at 03:46 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Luancheng (China - CN), about 40.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 114.960 and latitude 37.617.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	37.617, 114.960
UTC time	1966-03-08 03:46:36.740

Location	Luancheng
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1966-03-08

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Luancheng	40.6 km
Xinji	41.3 km
Huaiyang	42.2 km
Nangong	47.8 km
Jizhou	54.2 km
Beisu	61.4 km
Shijiazhuang	63.4 km
Hengshui	65.2 km
Zhengding	68.2 km
Xingtai	74.3 km
Xinle	85.0 km
Shahecheng	85.6 km

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