Earthquake details

Sunday, March 16, 1975 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, March 16, 1975 at 05:26 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Kangding (China - CN), about 85.9 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 101.761 and latitude 29.250.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	29.250, 101.761
UTC time	1975-03-16 05:26:50.400

Location	Kangding
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1975-03-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Kangding	85.9 km
Daocheng	144.2 km
Ya'an	145.1 km
Xichang	158.5 km
Leshan	197.3 km
Meishan	219.4 km
Luocheng	220.6 km
Daxing	238.0 km
Juexi	245.9 km
Shangri-La	255.9 km
Guanyin	256.5 km
Xiangjiaba	266.5 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Kangding China · 2026-03-20 20:32 UTC	140.5 km
M 4.2 Kangding China · 2026-02-24 16:32 UTC	74.4 km
M 4.7 Kangding China · 2026-02-08 06:06 UTC	39.7 km

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