Earthquake details

Tuesday, January 26, 1993 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Tuesday, January 26, 1993 at 20:32 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Simao (China - CN), about 28.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 101.062 and latitude 23.027.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	23.027, 101.062
UTC time	1993-01-26 20:32:06.970

Location	Simao
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1993-01-26

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Simao	28.0 km
Qianliu	89.5 km
Nuozhadu	95.5 km
Jinghong	117.9 km
Shangyun	126.4 km
Menglang	129.0 km
Zhutang	133.3 km
Lincang	137.0 km
Jianshui	140.2 km
Kēng Tung	194.5 km
Yuxi	211.2 km
Longquan	214.6 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Jinghong China · 2026-02-17 15:05 UTC	99.9 km
M 4.4 Jianshui China · 2025-10-04 21:01 UTC	76.4 km
M 4.1 Simao China · 2025-06-01 07:48 UTC	83.5 km

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