M5.4 earthquake 65 km SW of Luocheng, China
A magnitude 5.4 earthquake struck 65 km SW of Luocheng, China on Fri, Jun 29, 1973, 5:59 AM GMT+8 (21:59 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
- 5.4 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-06-28 21:59:30 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 28.904° N, 103.633° 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
- 44
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.4 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.049 km SW of Luocheng, China · 19450 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 5.1eastern Sichuan, China · 19450 days ago · 33 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.269 km SSW of Luocheng, China · 19450 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00002f5 (also filed as iscgem760010). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:07 AM UTC.