Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 20, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Tuesday, September 20, 1966 at 23:37 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Mengmao (China - CN), about 16.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 97.709 and latitude 24.038.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	24.038, 97.709
UTC time	1966-09-20 23:37:21.510

Location	Mengmao
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1966-09-20

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Mengmao	16.4 km
Zhangfeng	19.4 km
Bhamo	53.9 km
Zhefang	63.6 km
Nongzhang	66.7 km
Taiping	70.9 km
Yingjiang	78.3 km
Lakang	87.1 km
Fengping	91.3 km
Mang City	98.9 km
Menghuan	99.2 km
Longling County	116.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Taiping China · 2026-03-31 15:45 UTC	64.6 km
M 4.8 Lakang Republic of the Union of Myanmar · 2026-02-25 03:15 UTC	72.6 km
M 4.4 Yingjiang China · 2025-12-25 15:19 UTC	88.6 km

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