Earthquake details

Thursday, September 22, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, September 22, 1966 at 21:54 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Liupanshui (China - CN), about 62.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 104.549 and latitude 26.093.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	26.093, 104.549
UTC time	1966-09-22 21:54:14.510

Location	Liupanshui
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1966-09-22

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Liupanshui	62.6 km
Liuzhi	89.0 km
Weining	89.9 km
Xingren	100.5 km
Qujing	102.4 km
Xingyi	116.6 km
Anshun	139.4 km
Anlong	147.2 km
Bijie	153.3 km
Zhaotong	159.4 km
Zhelou	178.7 km
Shilin	187.3 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.7 Weining China · 2026-01-09 20:01 UTC	127.0 km
M 4.1 Qujing China · 2025-10-22 13:21 UTC	20.9 km

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