Earthquake details

Wednesday, January 12, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, January 12, 1977 at 17:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Xichang (China - CN), about 48.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 102.589 and latitude 28.218.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	28.218, 102.589
UTC time	1977-01-12 17:43:33.400

Location	Xichang
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-01-12

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Xichang	48.0 km
Zhaotong	149.7 km
Shuanglong	174.0 km
Juexi	181.4 km
Xiangjiaba	183.6 km
Leshan	188.4 km
Junlian	188.7 km
Qingfu	190.4 km
Luocheng	191.3 km
Xunsi	193.9 km
Wenjiang	194.4 km
Baixi	199.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Xichang China · 2025-07-29 19:26 UTC	67.1 km
M 4.2 Zhaotong China · 2025-05-20 16:29 UTC	92.6 km

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