- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- February 4, 1975 CE
- Location:
- China, Liaoning Province: Yingtao, Anshan
- Magnitude:
- 7.4 Ms
- Depth:
- 33 km
- Deaths:
- 300
- Intensity (MMI):
- 10
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Ms 7.4
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.01
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.2
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.1
- USGS_COMCAT: Ms 5.3
Other earthquake records of 1975 CE
- Turkey, Lice · Ms 6.7 · 2,311 deaths
- India, Kashmir: Kinnaur District · Ms 6.8 · 47 deaths
- Iran, Sarkhun, Qaleh Qazi, Qadhad, Nong-E-Bala · Ms 6.1 · 7 deaths
- Venezuela · Ms 6.1 · 3 deaths
- Iran, Sarpir, Dorahan, Deh Bagh · Mw 5.5 · 2 deaths
- Hawaii · Mw 7.7 · 2 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1975 CE Earthquake — China, Liaoning Province: Yingtao, Anshan happen?
- February 4, 1975 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 300. Historical death tolls vary by source.