Earthquake details

Sunday, March 29, 1987 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, March 29, 1987 at 23:16 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lijiang (China - CN), about 38.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.039 and latitude 27.175.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	27.175, 100.039
UTC time	1987-03-29 23:16:46.800

Location	Lijiang
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1987-03-29

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lijiang	38.6 km
Jinhua	71.9 km
Sanchuan	77.6 km
Shangri-La	79.4 km
Shunzhou	80.1 km
Daxing	82.2 km
Yongbei	94.3 km
Jinding	101.2 km
Chenghai	101.7 km
Shangpa	111.5 km
Qina	112.6 km
Taoyuan	117.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Zibihu China · 2026-04-11 21:21 UTC	120.0 km
M 5.0 Jinhua China · 2025-06-04 20:31 UTC	89.3 km

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