Earthquake details

Thursday, February 19, 1976 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, February 19, 1976 at 09:38 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Simao (China - CN), about 38.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.604 and latitude 22.787.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	17.0 km
Coordinates	22.787, 100.604
UTC time	1976-02-19 09:38:32.700

Location	Simao
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1976-02-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Simao	38.1 km
Nuozhadu	41.5 km
Qianliu	43.3 km
Menglang	75.5 km
Zhutang	82.2 km
Shangyun	84.8 km
Jinghong	89.0 km
Lincang	132.3 km
Kēng Tung	146.4 km
Jianshui	177.6 km
Nanjian	251.5 km
Longquan	263.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Jinghong China · 2026-02-17 15:05 UTC	73.8 km
M 4.4 Jianshui China · 2025-10-04 21:01 UTC	93.1 km
M 4.1 Simao China · 2025-06-01 07:48 UTC	81.0 km

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