Earthquake details

Saturday, February 3, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, February 3, 1996 at 12:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lijiang (China - CN), about 26.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.216 and latitude 27.102.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	27.102, 100.216
UTC time	1996-02-03 12:08:16.580

Location	Lijiang
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-02-03

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lijiang	26.0 km
Sanchuan	58.9 km
Shunzhou	63.2 km
Daxing	66.6 km
Jinhua	69.4 km
Yongbei	75.6 km
Chenghai	84.8 km
Shangri-La	94.9 km
Qina	97.2 km
Taoyuan	103.1 km
Jinding	106.7 km
Zibihu	113.0 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Zibihu China · 2026-04-11 21:21 UTC	116.7 km
M 5.0 Jinhua China · 2025-06-04 20:31 UTC	83.5 km

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