M5.1 earthquake 264 km NW of Kangding, China
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck 264 km NW of Kangding, China on Wed, Feb 7, 1973, 1:11 AM GMT+8 (17:11 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 227 km NW of Kangding, China. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.1 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-02-06 17:11:03 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.699° N, 100.017° E
- Region
- China
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.1 and up: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9193 km NW of Kangding, China · 19586 days ago · 33 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.8227 km NW of Kangding, China · 19586 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.9262 km NW of Kangding, China · 19577 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
- 4.9258 km NW of Kangding, China · 19572 days ago · 33 km deep · 6 km away
- 5.1244 km ENE of Qamdo, China · 19544 days ago · 35 km deep · 37 km away
- 5.4276 km NW of Kangding, China · 19542 days ago · 33 km deep · 21 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000e2 (also filed as iscgem763715, iscgemsup763715). Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 5:25 PM UTC.