Earthquake details

Wednesday, July 21, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, July 21, 1976 at 15:10 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wuhe (China - CN), about 9.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 98.698 and latitude 24.782.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	9.0 km
Coordinates	24.782, 98.698
UTC time	1976-07-21 15:10:45.600

Location	Longling County
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1976-07-21

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Wuhe	9.1 km
Mangbang	16.9 km
Longling County	21.8 km
Tengyue	30.2 km
Mang City	38.8 km
Menghuan	40.3 km
Zhonghe	42.8 km
Fengping	46.5 km
Qushi	49.4 km
Baoshan	59.9 km
Gudong	66.0 km
Zhefang	71.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.3 Yingjiang China · 2026-02-25 06:00 UTC	81.1 km
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M 4.6 Zhonghe China · 2025-05-16 01:00 UTC	64.1 km

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