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Xingtai earthquake

UTC time	1966-03-22 08:19:36
ISC event	849480
USGS-ANSS	ComCat
Local date	March 22, 1966 (1966-03-22)
Local time	16:19:36
Magnitude	6.8 M_w (strongest quake)
Depth	20 km
Epicenter	37°04′N 114°29′E / 37.067°N 114.483°E / 37.067; 114.483
Areas affected	People's Republic of China
Max. intensity	MMI X (Extreme)
Casualties	8,064 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. The earthquake damage included 8,064 dead, 38,000 injured and more than 5 million destroyed houses.

Earthquakes

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

References

National Geophysical Data Center / World Data Service (NGDC/WDS) (1966), Significant Earthquake Database (Data Set), National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K
"China Virtual Museum – Earthquakes". Archived from the original on 2008-05-21. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
""Major earthquakes on Chinese mainland since 1966" by the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Houston". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2008-12-29.
ANSS. "Hebei 1966: M 6.5 – Hebei, China". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
ANSS. "Hebei 1966: M 6.2 – Hebei, China". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
ANSS. "Hebei 1966: M 6.8 – Hebei, China". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
ANSS. "Hebei 1966: M 6.0 – Hebei, China". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-06-19.
ANSS. "Hebei 1966: M 6.0 – Hebei, China". Comprehensive Catalog. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2018-06-19.

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† indicates earthquake resulting in at least 30 deaths ‡ indicates the deadliest earthquake of the year

v t e Earthquakes in China
Historical	1038 Dingxiang 1290 Chihli (Inner Mongolia) 1303 Hongdong, Shanxi 1536 Xichang, Sichuan 1556 Shaanxi 1604 Quanzhou, Fujian 1605 Guangdong 1626 Lingqiu, Shanxi 1654 Tianshui, Gansu 1668 Tangcheng, Shandong 1679 Beijing, Hebei 1695 Linfen, Shanxi 1709 Zhongwei 1718 Tongwei, Gansu 1733 Dongchuan, Yunnan 1738 Dangjiang, Qinghai 1739 Yinchuan–Pingluo, Ningxia 1786 Kangding-Luding, Sichuan 1815 Pinglu, Shanxi 1830 Cixian, Hebei 1833 Kunming, Yunnan 1850 Xichang, Sichuan 1879 Wudu, Gansu 1889 Chilik, Xinjiang
20th century	1902 Kashgar, Xinjiang 1906 Manas, Xinjiang 1913 Eshan, Yunnan 1918 Shantou, Guangdong 1920 Haiyuan, Ningxia 1923 Renda, Sichuan 1925 Dali, Yunnan 1927 Gulang, Gansu 1931 Fuyun, Xinjiang 1932 Changma 1933 Diexi, Sichuan 1936 Lingshan, Guangxi 1937 Heze, Shandong 1947 Assam 1948 Litang, Sichuan 1950 Assam–Tibet 1952 Damxung 1955 Kangding, Sichuan 1955 Yuzha, Sichuan 1966 Xingtai, Hebei 1969 Bohai Sea 1969 Yangjiang, Guangdong 1970 Tonghai, Yunnan 1973 Luhuo, Sichuan 1974 Zhaotong, Yunnan 1975 Haicheng, Liaoning 1976 Longling, Yunnan 1976 Tangshan, Hebei 1976 Songpan–Pingwu, Sichuan 1981 Dawu, Sichuan 1983 Heze, Shandong 1985 Luquan, Yunnan 1985 Wuqia, Xinjiang 1988 Lancang–Gengma, Yunnan 1990 Gonghe, Qinghai 1994 Taiwan Strait 1995 Menglian, Yunnan 1995 Wuding, Yunnan 1996 Lijiang, Yunnan 1996 Baotou, Inner Mongolia 1997 Jiashi, Xinjiang 1997 Manyi, Tibet 1998 Zhangbei 1998 Ninglang, Yunnan 2000 Yunnan
21st century	2001 Kunlun 2003 Bachu, Xinjiang 2003 Dayao 2003 Zhaosu, Xinjiang 2005 Ruichang, Jiangxi 2006 Yanjin, Yunnan 2008 Sichuan 2008 Yingjiang, Yunnan 2008 Panzhihua, Sichuan 2008 Damxung, Tibet 2009 Xinjiang 2009 Yunnan 2010 Yushu, Qinghai 2011 Yunnan 2011 Myanmar 2012 Yangzhou, Jiangsu 2012 Zhaotong, Yunnan 2013 Lushan, Sichuan 2013 Dingxi, Gansu 2014 Yutian, Xinjiang 2014 Yingjiang, Yunnan 2014 Ludian, Yunnan 2014 Jinggu, Yunnan 2014 Kangding, Sichuan 2015 Pishan, Xinjiang 2017 Taxkorgan, Xinjiang 2017 Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan 2017 Jinghe, Xinjiang 2019 Changning, Sichuan 2020 Kashgar, Xinjiang 2020 Qiaojia, Yunnan 2021 Dali, Yunnan 2021 Maduo, Qinghai 2021 Luxian, Sichuan 2022 Menyuan, Qinghai 2022 Ya'an, Sichuan 2022 Luding, Sichuan 2023 Jishishan 2024 Uqturpan
By province	Sichuan Yunnan
Organizations	China Meteorological Administration China Earthquake Administration China Earthquake Networks Center China Geological Survey China International Search and Rescue Team

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