Earthquake details

Monday, December 31, 1973 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, December 31, 1973 at 11:00 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Botou (China - CN), about 36.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 116.391 and latitude 38.369.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	38.369, 116.391
UTC time	1973-12-31 11:00:53.800

Location	Cangzhou
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1973-12-31

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Botou	36.3 km
Cangzhou	40.9 km
Renqiu	45.5 km
Beiwangli	91.1 km
Hengshui	93.6 km
Baoding	98.3 km
Yangliuqing	100.6 km
Dezhou	102.7 km
Tianjin	109.8 km
Xianshuigu	110.1 km
Xinji	113.8 km
Jizhou	116.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5

Tianjin

China · 2025-03-25 17:21 UTC

66.2 km

M 4.9

Renqiu

China · 2006-07-04 03:56 UTC

80.7 km

M 5.8

Hengshui

China · 1968-01-15 19:33 UTC

96.1 km

M 6.1

Cangzhou

China · 1967-03-27 08:58 UTC

22.4 km

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