Earthquake details

Thursday, March 22, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, March 22, 1973 at 06:10 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jinghong (China - CN), about 15.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.620 and latitude 22.017.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	22.017, 100.620
UTC time	1973-03-22 06:10:28.300

Location	Jinghong
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-03-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Jinghong	15.5 km
Nuozhadu	72.2 km
Kēng Tung	83.5 km
Simao	93.3 km
Menglang	95.0 km
Qianliu	107.4 km
Zhutang	114.2 km
Shangyun	141.1 km
Tachilek	190.8 km
Lincang	214.2 km
Mae Chan	222.9 km
Chiang Rai	248.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Jinghong China · 2026-02-17 15:05 UTC	26.1 km
M 4.1 Simao China · 2025-06-01 07:48 UTC	64.2 km

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