Earthquake details

Saturday, January 5, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, January 5, 1991 at 16:04 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Bhamo (China - CN), about 130.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 95.978 and latitude 24.012.

Magnitude	5.2
Alert	Strong
Depth	31.9 km
Coordinates	24.012, 95.978
UTC time	1991-01-05 16:04:14.100

Location	Mengmao
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1991-01-05

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Bhamo	130.3 km
Mogok	133.4 km
Lakang	142.5 km
Shwebo	163.1 km
Mawlaik	165.4 km
Zhangfeng	186.4 km
Mengmao	191.9 km
Taiping	203.4 km
Nongzhang	204.5 km
Myitkyina	209.5 km
Kakching	209.8 km
Thoubāl	212.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.4 Taiping China · 2026-03-31 15:45 UTC	179.6 km
M 4.8 Lakang Republic of the Union of Myanmar · 2026-02-25 03:15 UTC	164.0 km
M 4.4 Yingjiang China · 2025-12-25 15:19 UTC	207.9 km

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