June 12, 1961 Earthquake: Bac Giang, Hai Duong, Vietnam
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck Bac Giang, Hai Duong, Vietnam on June 12, 1961 at 09:58:19 UTC, 35 km below the surface.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- June 12, 1961
- Time
- 09:58:19 UTC
- Place
- Bac Giang, Hai Duong, Vietnam
- Magnitude
- 5.7 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 35 km (22 mi)
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 21.480° N, 106.044° E
- Country
- Vietnam
The toll
- Damage
- Moderate (about $1 to $5 million)
Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Unusual epicenter about 45 km northeast of Hanoi, at the norther edge of the Red River Delta (Viet-Nam). Damage was caused in the epicentral zone, particularly at Bacgiang and Hai Duong; movement of the Bacgiang-Anchou fault. (reference #13977)
1961-06-12 09:58:19.49 UTC, 21.48 N 106.44 E, magnitude 5.68 Mw (reference #10476, v.11)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
More
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 10816.