February 4, 1975 Earthquake: Yingtao, Anshan, Liaoning Province, China
A magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck Yingtao, Anshan, Liaoning Province, China on February 4, 1975 at 11:36:07 UTC, 33 km below the surface. It killed 300 people.
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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
- February 4, 1975
- Time
- 11:36:07 UTC
- Place
- Yingtao, Anshan, Liaoning Province, China
- Magnitude
- 7.4 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 33 km (21 mi)
- Intensity
- 10 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 40.640° N, 122.580° E
- Country
- China
The toll
- Deaths
- 300
- Damage
- Extreme (about $25 million or more)
- Houses destroyed
- Very many (over 1,000)
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.
February 4, 1975, 11:36:07.5, 40.1 N, 122.6 E, magnitude 6.4 mb, 7.4 MS, probably many casualties and extensive damage in Yingkou-Haicheng area. Minor damage at Seoul, South Korea. (reference #1053)
Reference #3959 lists February 4, 1975, 19:36:05.0 Beijing time, 40.7 N, 122.8 E, magnitude 7.3, intensity IX, depth 15 km. Thirty communities destroyed, Millions of homes destroyed, 140 domestic animals killed.
Reference #1250 lists 300 deaths.
Reference #1051 lists 300 deaths in Haicheng, Liaoning.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
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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 4681.