Earthquake details

Wednesday, September 28, 1966 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, September 28, 1966 at 14:00 UTC with a magnitude of 6.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Shangri-La (China - CN), about 57.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.102 and latitude 27.447.

Magnitude	6.3
Alert	Severe
Depth	16.0 km
Coordinates	27.447, 100.102
UTC time	1966-09-28 14:00:22.610

Location	Lijiang
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1966-09-28

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Shangri-La	57.3 km
Lijiang	65.4 km
Daxing	78.0 km
Sanchuan	95.2 km
Shunzhou	102.3 km
Jinhua	102.8 km
Yongbei	111.7 km
Chenghai	123.7 km
Shangpa	128.2 km
Jinding	130.0 km
Qina	136.9 km
Taoyuan	143.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Zibihu China · 2026-04-11 21:21 UTC	150.9 km
M 5.0 Jinhua China · 2025-06-04 20:31 UTC	119.8 km

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