Storm history › West Pacific › 1973 season
Typhoon Marge (1973)
Marge was a Category 1 typhoon of the 1973 West Pacific season. It was tracked from September 10, 1973 to September 16, 1973, about 6 days, and covered 1,904 miles.
At its peak it had winds of 90 mph (150 km/h) and a lowest pressure of 965 mb.
Its closest pass to a major city was 2 miles from Thanh Hóa, Vietnam.
- Peak wind
- 90 mph
- Lowest pressure
- 965 mb
- Strongest
- Category 1 typhoon
- Duration
- 6 days
- Track length
- 1,904 mi
- Energy (ACE)
- 4.0
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Closest pass to major cities
| City | Closest pass |
|---|---|
| Thanh Hóa, Vietnam | 2 mi (4 km) |
| Qionghai, China | 9 mi (14 km) |
| Basuo, China | 16 mi (26 km) |
| Wanning, China | 22 mi (35 km) |
| Wenchang, China | 34 mi (55 km) |
| Nam Định, Vietnam | 46 mi (74 km) |
| Haikou, China | 62 mi (99 km) |
How it compares
- Peak winds: 944th highest of 2,271 West Pacific storms on record, tied with Typhoon Krosa (2025), Typhoon Bualoi (2025), Typhoon Koto (2025) and 95 more.
- Lowest pressure: 825th lowest of 2,047 West Pacific storms with a recorded pressure, tied with Typhoon Roke (2022), Typhoon Cempaka (2021), Typhoon Prapiroon (2000) and 67 more.
- Energy: 3% of the 1973 West Pacific season's ACE.