Earthquake details

Monday, July 9, 1979 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Monday, July 9, 1979 at 10:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Licheng (China - CN), about 23.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 119.241 and latitude 31.452.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	11.0 km
Coordinates	31.452, 119.241
UTC time	1979-07-09 10:57:22.100

Location	Licheng
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1979-07-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Licheng	23.2 km
Hutang	25.3 km
Yixing	56.0 km
Xuanzhou	72.3 km
Tai Ping	73.1 km
Ma’anshan	74.0 km
Xiaolingwei	74.3 km
Changzhou	76.5 km
Wuhu	77.9 km
Zhicheng	80.5 km
Nanjing	80.8 km
Zhenjiang	86.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.2

Wuxi

China · 2021-12-22 13:46 UTC

95.2 km

M 4.3

Licheng

China · 1979-07-11 08:49 UTC

30.0 km

M 5.5

Licheng

China · 1974-04-22 00:29 UTC

22.9 km

M 6.6

Zhicheng

China · 1921-12-01 10:49 UTC

60.7 km

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