Earthquake details

Sunday, February 4, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Sunday, February 4, 1996 at 16:58 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lijiang (China - CN), about 20.7 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.299 and latitude 27.041.

Magnitude 5.6
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 27.041, 100.299
UTC time 1996-02-04 16:58:05.970
Location Lijiang
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-02-04

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