Earthquake details

Saturday, September 5, 1970 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, September 5, 1970 at 13:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kangding (China - CN), about 241.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 101.266 and latitude 32.090.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.6 km
Coordinates	32.090, 101.266
UTC time	1970-09-05 13:37:35.130

Location	Chengdu
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1970-09-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kangding	241.6 km
Tianpeng	281.8 km
Ya'an	286.7 km
Chengdu	309.7 km
Deyang	314.1 km
Luojiang	319.0 km
Jiangyou	328.0 km
Mianyang	330.5 km
Wenxian Chengguanzhen	334.5 km
Meishan	334.6 km
Daocheng	352.2 km
Hezuo	356.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Deyang China · 2025-12-12 22:52 UTC	266.8 km
M 4.9 Chengdu China · 2025-10-12 07:21 UTC	252.9 km
M 4.2 Meishan China · 2025-06-23 22:27 UTC	316.6 km
M 4.5 Chengdu China · 2025-06-01 08:02 UTC	253.4 km

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