Earthquake details

Saturday, February 14, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, February 14, 1976 at 20:25 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Tianpeng (China - CN), about 62.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 103.291 and latitude 31.058.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	31.058, 103.291
UTC time	1976-02-14 20:25:38.410

Location	Chengdu
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-02-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Tianpeng	62.4 km
Chengdu	86.0 km
Deyang	104.3 km
Luojiang	118.8 km
Ya'an	122.7 km
Meishan	124.4 km
Mianyang	140.0 km
Jiangyou	156.7 km
Ziyang	166.7 km
Tongchuan	171.3 km
Leshan	172.6 km
Kangding	173.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Deyang China · 2025-12-12 22:52 UTC	67.2 km
M 4.9 Chengdu China · 2025-10-12 07:21 UTC	58.9 km
M 4.2 Meishan China · 2025-06-23 22:27 UTC	108.8 km
M 4.5 Chengdu China · 2025-06-01 08:02 UTC	34.4 km

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