Earthquake details

Thursday, June 9, 1977 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, June 9, 1977 at 11:14 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lijiang (China - CN), about 3.2 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.253 and latitude 26.868.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	26.868, 100.253
UTC time	1977-06-09 11:14:45.000

Location	Lijiang
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1977-06-09

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lijiang	3.2 km
Shunzhou	40.6 km
Sanchuan	42.4 km
Jinhua	49.6 km
Yongbei	58.0 km
Chenghai	62.0 km
Qina	72.4 km
Daxing	74.9 km
Taoyuan	77.5 km
Zibihu	89.1 km
Jinding	93.9 km
Yousuo	95.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Zibihu China · 2026-04-11 21:21 UTC	94.3 km
M 5.0 Jinhua China · 2025-06-04 20:31 UTC	59.8 km

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