Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 14, 1971 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Tuesday, September 14, 1971 at 03:11 UTC with a magnitude of 6.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Simao (China - CN), about 11.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.922 and latitude 22.882.

Magnitude	6.1
Alert	Severe
Depth	23.2 km
Coordinates	22.882, 100.922
UTC time	1971-09-14 03:11:05.470

Location	Simao
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1971-09-14

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Simao	11.7 km
Qianliu	74.1 km
Nuozhadu	75.1 km
Jinghong	99.1 km
Menglang	109.8 km
Shangyun	113.7 km
Zhutang	115.9 km
Lincang	139.6 km
Jianshui	158.4 km
Kēng Tung	172.9 km
Yuxi	232.8 km
Gejiu	234.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Jinghong China · 2026-02-17 15:05 UTC	81.4 km
M 4.4 Jianshui China · 2025-10-04 21:01 UTC	85.6 km
M 4.1 Simao China · 2025-06-01 07:48 UTC	71.4 km

Stay informed

Earthquake alerts

Create targeted notifications for important seismic activity near the places you follow.

Choose the places you want to monitor.

Set a minimum magnitude for notifications.

Set up alerts Create account