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Historic Earthquake
1973 People's Republic of China Earthquake
14 July 1973 · Tibet (Xizang Province) · People's Republic of China
On 14 July 1973 at 04:51 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (Tibet (Xizang Province)), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate.
- Date
- 14 July 1973
- Time
- 04:51 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 33 km
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- People's Republic of China
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
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Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth