1966 Xingtai earthquakes

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Xingtai earthquake
1966 Xingtai Earthquake.svg
UTC time1966-03-22 08:19:36
ISC event849480
USGS-ANSSComCat
Local dateMarch 22, 1966 (1966-03-22)
Local time16:19:36
Magnitude6.8 Mw (strongest quake)
Depth20 km
Epicenter37°04′N 114°29′E / 37.067°N 114.483°E / 37.067; 114.483Coordinates: 37°04′N 114°29′E / 37.067°N 114.483°E / 37.067; 114.483
Areas affectedPeople's Republic of China
Casualties8,064 dead, 38,000 injured

The Xingtai earthquake (Chinese: 邢台大地震; pinyin: Xíngtái Dà Dìzhèn) was a sequence of major earthquakes that took place between March 8 and March 29, 1966, in the area administered by the prefecture-level city of Xingtai in southern Hebei province, People's Republic of China.

The first earthquake with magnitude 6.0 on the Moment magnitude scale and epicenter in Longyao County occurred in the early morning of March 8, 1966. It was followed by a sequence of five earthquakes above magnitude 6 that lasted until March 29, 1966. The strongest of these quakes had a magnitude of 6.8 and took place in the southeastern part of Ningjin County on March 22.[1] The earthquake damage included 8,064 dead, 38,000 injured and more than 5 million destroyed houses.[2]

Earthquakes[]

Date
(YYYY-MM-DD)		 Time
(UTC)		 Latitude Longitude Depth Magnitude Source
1966-03-07 21:29:19 37.156° N 114.875° E 20 km (12 mi) 6.5 (Mw ) [3]
1966-03-22 08:11:37 37.535° N 115.039° E 20 km (12 mi) 6.2 (Mw ) [4]
1966-03-22 08:19:36 37.545° N 115.061° E 20 km (12 mi) 6.8 (Mw ) [5]
1966-03-26 15:19:04 37.714° N 115.275° E 20 km (12 mi) 6.0 (Mw ) [6]
1966-03-29 12:00:00 37.464° N 115.127° E 20 km (12 mi) 6.0 (Mw ) [7]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ China Virtual Museum - Earthquakes
  2. ^ "Major earthquakes on Chinese mainland since 1966" by the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Houston
  3. ^ ANSS. "Hebei 1966: M 6.5 - Hebei, China". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  4. ^ ANSS. "Hebei 1966: M 6.2 - Hebei, China". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  5. ^ ANSS. "Hebei 1966: M 6.8 - Hebei, China". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  6. ^ ANSS. "Hebei 1966: M 6.0 - Hebei, China". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
  7. ^ ANSS. "Hebei 1966: M 6.0 - Hebei, China". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
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