Earthquake details

Sunday, March 16, 1980 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, March 16, 1980 at 03:13 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Weining (China - CN), about 18.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 104.400 and latitude 26.770.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	35.0 km
Coordinates	26.770, 104.400
UTC time	1980-03-16 03:13:25.320

Location	Weining
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1980-03-16

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Weining	18.8 km
Liupanshui	47.3 km
Zhaotong	91.1 km
Bijie	106.0 km
Liuzhi	118.3 km
Xunsi	149.0 km
Qujing	155.9 km
Junlian	156.4 km
Anshun	163.3 km
Xingren	170.5 km
Wenjiang	180.8 km
Bowangshan	182.9 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Zhaotong China · 2026-02-22 11:50 UTC	90.3 km
M 5.2 Zhaotong China · 2026-01-19 11:32 UTC	105.7 km
M 4.7 Weining China · 2026-01-09 20:01 UTC	50.3 km
M 5.2 Zhaotong China · 2025-10-11 03:18 UTC	96.2 km
M 4.9 Zhaotong China · 2025-10-10 13:21 UTC	100.5 km

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