M5.8 earthquake 227 km NW of Kangding, China
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 227 km NW of Kangding, China on Thu, Feb 8, 1973, 12:06 AM GMT+8 (16:06 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.8 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-02-07 16:06:25 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 31.460° N, 100.286° E
- Region
- China
- Strongest shaking
- VI, strong shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- VI, strong shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 10.8% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 2.1 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- 79
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.9262 km NW of Kangding, China · 19577 days ago · 33 km deep · 35 km away
- 4.9258 km NW of Kangding, China · 19571 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.1244 km ENE of Qamdo, China · 19543 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
- 5.4276 km NW of Kangding, China · 19541 days ago · 33 km deep · 51 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000ep (also filed as iscgem763744, atlas19730207160623). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:45 PM UTC.