Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 24, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Tuesday, February 24, 1970 at 02:07 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Ya'an (China - CN), about 73.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 103.158 and latitude 30.635.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	18.2 km
Coordinates	30.635, 103.158
UTC time	1970-02-24 02:07:36.300

Location	Chengdu
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1970-02-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Ya'an	73.9 km
Tianpeng	84.3 km
Chengdu	87.1 km
Meishan	92.7 km
Deyang	129.3 km
Leshan	132.9 km
Kangding	135.2 km
Luojiang	148.6 km
Ziyang	154.1 km
Luocheng	162.5 km
Mianyang	172.4 km
Chonglong	188.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Deyang China · 2025-12-12 22:52 UTC	105.4 km
M 4.9 Chengdu China · 2025-10-12 07:21 UTC	12.2 km
M 4.2 Meishan China · 2025-06-23 22:27 UTC	75.0 km
M 4.5 Chengdu China · 2025-06-01 08:02 UTC	32.6 km

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