Earthquake details

Thursday, March 13, 1986 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, March 13, 1986 at 08:41 UTC with a magnitude of 5.3. The closest known location in the current dataset is Zibihu (China - CN), about 17.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.095 and latitude 26.203.

Magnitude	5.3
Alert	Strong
Depth	29.3 km
Coordinates	26.203, 100.095
UTC time	1986-03-13 08:41:21.400

Location	Zibihu
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1986-03-13

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Zibihu	17.3 km
Yousuo	20.0 km
Jinhua	41.3 km
Taoyuan	46.5 km
Qina	54.2 km
Dali Old Town	57.6 km
Chenghai	65.0 km
Shunzhou	65.3 km
Jinniu	65.6 km
Dali	69.8 km
Jinding	70.4 km
Fengyi	72.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Zibihu China · 2026-04-11 21:21 UTC	29.2 km
M 5.0 Jinhua China · 2025-06-04 20:31 UTC	20.2 km

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