July 4, 1974 Earthquake: Mongolia

Name: July 4, 1974 Earthquake: Mongolia
Start: 1974-07-04
Location: Mongolia

July 4, 1974 · M6.7

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Mongolia on July 4, 1974 at 19:30:42 UTC, 33 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: July 4, 1974
Time: 19:30:42 UTC
Place: Mongolia
Magnitude: 6.7 (Ms)
Focal depth: 33 km (21 mi)
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 45.140° N, 94.030° E
Country: Mongolia

The toll

The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.

Other significant earthquakes nearby

Within 200 km, the deadliest first.

June 11, 1842, Xinjiang Province, ChinaM7 · Deaths: some · 5,460 houses destroyed · 190 km

Significant earthquakes of 1974 The 1900s Every quake the USGS located in 1974 Recent earthquakes near here This day in weather history

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 4662.