Earthquake details

Saturday, February 2, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, February 2, 1980 at 12:29 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Daxing (China - CN), about 71.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 101.256 and latitude 27.799.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	27.799, 101.256
UTC time	1980-02-02 12:29:16.300

Location	Xichang
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1980-02-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Daxing	71.1 km
Xichang	99.7 km
Sanchuan	130.8 km
Zhongxin	131.6 km
Yongbei	136.7 km
Rongjiang	139.0 km
Panzhihua	142.5 km
Lijiang	145.6 km
Shunzhou	148.4 km
Shangri-La	152.5 km
Chenghai	159.5 km
Daocheng	166.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Xichang China · 2025-07-29 19:26 UTC	82.0 km
M 4.2 Zhaotong China · 2025-05-20 16:29 UTC	170.0 km

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