Earthquake details

Wednesday, March 16, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Wednesday, March 16, 1977 at 23:57 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Dali Old Town (China - CN), about 18.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.998 and latitude 25.608.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	25.608, 99.998
UTC time	1977-03-16 23:57:34.000

Location	Dali
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-03-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Dali Old Town	18.5 km
Dali	21.7 km
Yongjian	29.6 km
Fengyi	31.6 km
Miaojie	43.4 km
Yousuo	47.0 km
Bonan	49.9 km
Zibihu	56.5 km
Micheng	57.3 km
Xiangcheng	58.8 km
Jinniu	61.7 km
Yunnanyi	72.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Zibihu China · 2026-04-11 21:21 UTC	59.0 km
M 5.0 Jinhua China · 2025-06-04 20:31 UTC	84.9 km

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