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M7.4 earthquake, China, 1976-07-28

MagnitudeM7.4ms
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Depth26 km
Time (UTC)1976-07-28 10:45
Rank in 19765 / 109among M6+
Rank since 1900575 / 14,458
Energy vs an M6×126approx.

6 km SW of Linxi, China · 39.66, 118.40

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

EventTime (UTC)DepthPlace
M7.5 1976-07-271976-07-27 19:4223 km17 km NE of Penguanzhuang, China
M6.9 1969-07-181969-07-18 05:2412 km106 km NW of Longgang, China
M6.1 1967-03-271967-03-27 08:5828 km28 km NW of Cangzhou, China
M6.3 1945-09-231945-09-23 15:3435 km27 km SW of Changli, China

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.