Earthquake details

Sunday, February 9, 1969 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, February 9, 1969 at 15:34 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Jinghong (China - CN), about 65.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 101.358 and latitude 21.783.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	15.0 km
Coordinates	21.783, 101.358
UTC time	1969-02-09 15:34:44.880

Location	Jinghong
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1969-02-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Jinghong	65.5 km
Simao	118.7 km
Nuozhadu	142.9 km
Kēng Tung	149.0 km
Qianliu	172.3 km
Menglang	172.6 km
Dien Bien Phu	177.9 km
Zhutang	190.5 km
Shangyun	211.5 km
Tachilek	213.6 km
Luang Prabang	226.0 km
Lai Châu	227.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Jinghong China · 2026-02-17 15:05 UTC	68.9 km
M 4.1 Simao China · 2025-06-01 07:48 UTC	58.8 km

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