Earthquake details

Monday, April 22, 1974 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, April 22, 1974 at 00:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hutang (China - CN), about 32.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.171 and latitude 31.649.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	31.649, 119.171
UTC time	1974-04-22 00:29:19.800

Location	Licheng
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1974-04-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Hutang	32.8 km
Licheng	38.5 km
Xiaolingwei	52.2 km
Nanjing	59.1 km
Ma’anshan	62.8 km
Tai Ping	66.1 km
Zhenjiang	68.1 km
Yixing	69.5 km
Icheng Ku	70.3 km
Changzhou	75.4 km
Wuhu	77.7 km
Yangzhou	87.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2

Wuxi

China · 2021-12-22 13:46 UTC

98.2 km

M 4.3

Licheng

China · 1979-07-11 08:49 UTC

10.4 km

M 5.5

Licheng

China · 1979-07-09 10:57 UTC

22.9 km

M 6.6

Zhicheng

China · 1921-12-01 10:49 UTC

81.3 km

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