Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 23, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, March 23, 1966 at 17:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nangong (China - CN), about 35.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 115.010 and latitude 37.451.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	37.451, 115.010
UTC time	1966-03-23 17:28:00.850

Location	Nangong
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1966-03-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nangong	35.2 km
Jizhou	50.6 km
Huaiyang	55.5 km
Xinji	56.0 km
Luancheng	57.9 km
Xingtai	63.0 km
Hengshui	67.5 km
Shahecheng	72.5 km
Beisu	80.4 km
Shijiazhuang	80.7 km
Zhengding	86.6 km
Linqing	92.1 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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