Earthquake details

Tuesday, March 22, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Tuesday, March 22, 1966 at 08:19 UTC with a magnitude of 6.8. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nangong (China - CN), about 35.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 115.101 and latitude 37.578.

Magnitude	6.8
Alert	Severe
Depth	11.9 km
Coordinates	37.578, 115.101
UTC time	1966-03-22 08:19:33.980

Location	Jizhou
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1966-03-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nangong	35.6 km
Xinji	40.1 km
Jizhou	41.4 km
Luancheng	52.6 km
Hengshui	54.4 km
Huaiyang	55.4 km
Beisu	69.2 km
Shijiazhuang	75.2 km
Xingtai	78.7 km
Zhengding	78.7 km
Shahecheng	88.6 km
Xinle	93.3 km

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