Earthquake details

Wednesday, April 20, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, April 20, 1966 at 14:31 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Nangong (China - CN), about 47.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 114.860 and latitude 37.412.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	37.412, 114.860
UTC time	1966-04-20 14:31:25.350

Location	Nangong
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1966-04-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Nangong	47.2 km
Huaiyang	49.3 km
Xingtai	50.8 km
Luancheng	55.9 km
Shahecheng	61.4 km
Jizhou	64.5 km
Xinji	65.4 km
Shijiazhuang	77.7 km
Hengshui	81.3 km
Beisu	82.8 km
Zhengding	85.6 km
Handan	95.2 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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