Earthquake details

Saturday, February 3, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, February 3, 1996 at 11:14 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lijiang (China - CN), about 47.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.276 and latitude 27.291.

Magnitude	6.6
Alert	Severe
Depth	11.1 km
Coordinates	27.291, 100.276
UTC time	1996-02-03 11:14:20.120

Location	Lijiang
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Severe

Earthquake map 1996-02-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lijiang	47.3 km
Daxing	58.2 km
Sanchuan	71.2 km
Shunzhou	79.5 km
Shangri-La	81.7 km
Yongbei	87.5 km
Jinhua	91.1 km
Chenghai	100.6 km
Qina	114.6 km
Taoyuan	121.6 km
Zhongxin	124.1 km
Jinding	126.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Zibihu China · 2026-04-11 21:21 UTC	138.5 km
M 5.0 Jinhua China · 2025-06-04 20:31 UTC	105.3 km

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