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Historic Earthquake
1975 Kinnaur Earthquake
19 January 1975 · Kashmir, Kinnaur District · People's Republic of China
On 19 January 1975 at 08:02 UTC, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (Kashmir, Kinnaur District), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 224 km from its boundary with the Indian Plate (continental collision). It killed at least 47 people.
- Date
- 19 January 1975
- Time
- 08:02 UTC
- Magnitude
- 6.8
- Depth
- 33 km
- Deaths
- 47
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- People's Republic of China
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 19991999 Chamoli Earthquake · M 6.6100 deaths
- 19911991 Uttarkashi Earthquake · M 7.02,000 deaths
- 1980Kashmir · M 4.915 deaths
- 19051905 Kangra Earthquake · M 7.919,000 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth