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Historic Earthquake
1975 Haicheng Earthquake
4 February 1975 · Liaoning Province, Yingtao · People's Republic of China
On 4 February 1975 at 11:36 UTC, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck People's Republic of China (Liaoning Province, Yingtao), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Eurasian Plate, 126 km from its boundary with the Amur Plate (continental rift). It killed at least 300 people.
- Date
- 4 February 1975
- Time
- 11:36 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.4
- Depth
- 33 km
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Deaths
- 300
- Plate
- Eurasian Plate
- Country
- People's Republic of China
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth