Earthquake details

Saturday, September 19, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, September 19, 1981 at 06:50 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Simao (China - CN), about 45.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 101.354 and latitude 23.005.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	23.005, 101.354
UTC time	1981-09-19 06:50:59.770

Location	Simao
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1981-09-19

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Simao	45.7 km
Qianliu	118.9 km
Nuozhadu	121.0 km
Jinghong	126.7 km
Jianshui	142.3 km
Menglang	156.2 km
Shangyun	156.4 km
Lincang	161.3 km
Zhutang	161.9 km
Gejiu	188.4 km
Yuxi	193.0 km
Longquan	203.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Jinghong China · 2026-02-17 15:05 UTC	109.0 km
M 4.4 Jianshui China · 2025-10-04 21:01 UTC	96.7 km
M 4.1 Simao China · 2025-06-01 07:48 UTC	82.4 km

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