Earthquake details

Sunday, May 26, 1991 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, May 26, 1991 at 17:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lijiang (China - CN), about 51.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 99.745 and latitude 27.054.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	27.054, 99.745
UTC time	1991-05-26 17:28:01.390

Location	Lijiang
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1991-05-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lijiang	51.5 km
Jinhua	59.9 km
Jinding	74.8 km
Shangpa	80.1 km
Shangri-La	85.9 km
Yingpan	89.5 km
Shunzhou	93.7 km
Sanchuan	96.8 km
Zibihu	106.6 km
Yongbei	112.4 km
Daxing	113.3 km
Chenghai	113.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Zibihu China · 2026-04-11 21:21 UTC	104.8 km
M 5.0 Jinhua China · 2025-06-04 20:31 UTC	80.6 km

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