Earthquake details

Thursday, August 19, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, August 19, 1976 at 12:49 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wenxian Chengguanzhen (China - CN), about 46.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 104.189 and latitude 32.893.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	32.893, 104.189
UTC time	1976-08-19 12:49:47.700

Location	Wenxian Chengguanzhen
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-08-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Wenxian Chengguanzhen	46.4 km
Longnan	88.1 km
Anhua	105.1 km
Tanchang Chengguanzhen	129.6 km
Jiangyou	134.8 km
Xiasi	141.2 km
Luoyu	143.3 km
Heba	150.3 km
Pu’an	153.2 km
Shili	156.2 km
Guangyuan	161.1 km
Chaotian	161.1 km

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The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

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