Earthquake details

Saturday, February 3, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, February 3, 1996 at 11:39 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lijiang (China - CN), about 29.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.138 and latitude 27.125.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	27.125, 100.138
UTC time	1996-02-03 11:39:42.350

Location	Lijiang
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-02-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lijiang	29.7 km
Sanchuan	66.4 km
Jinhua	68.9 km
Shunzhou	69.7 km
Daxing	73.5 km
Yongbei	83.1 km
Shangri-La	88.8 km
Chenghai	91.3 km
Qina	102.9 km
Jinding	103.1 km
Taoyuan	108.3 km
Zibihu	114.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Zibihu China · 2026-04-11 21:21 UTC	116.8 km
M 5.0 Jinhua China · 2025-06-04 20:31 UTC	84.6 km

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