Earthquake details

Wednesday, June 9, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, June 9, 1976 at 00:20 UTC with a magnitude of 5.9. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mangbang (China - CN), about 9.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 98.752 and latitude 24.894.

Magnitude	5.9
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	24.894, 98.752
UTC time	1976-06-09 00:20:39.500

Location	Mangbang
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-06-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mangbang	9.3 km
Wuhe	9.3 km
Tengyue	26.6 km
Longling County	34.8 km
Qushi	39.1 km
Zhonghe	39.8 km
Baoshan	48.3 km
Mang City	52.4 km
Menghuan	53.8 km
Gudong	56.7 km
Fengping	60.2 km
Jietou	60.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Yingjiang China · 2026-02-25 06:00 UTC	85.3 km
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M 4.6 Zhonghe China · 2025-05-16 01:00 UTC	62.8 km

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