Earthquake details

Sunday, March 22, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, March 22, 1970 at 10:42 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tianpeng (China - CN), about 65.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 103.808 and latitude 31.567.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	31.567, 103.808
UTC time	1970-03-22 10:42:06.840

Location	Mianyang
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1970-03-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tianpeng	65.8 km
Luojiang	72.3 km
Deyang	73.1 km
Mianyang	83.6 km
Jiangyou	88.9 km
Chengdu	103.2 km
Tongchuan	132.5 km
Pu’an	165.4 km
Meishan	169.6 km
Wenxian Chengguanzhen	174.2 km
Ziyang	179.9 km
Xiasi	180.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.0 Luojiang China · 2026-03-20 09:18 UTC	27.2 km
M 4.1 Pu’an China · 2026-02-08 03:01 UTC	136.7 km
M 4.3 Jiangyou China · 2025-12-17 04:24 UTC	79.8 km
M 4.4 Deyang China · 2025-12-12 22:52 UTC	30.9 km

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