Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 6, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Tuesday, February 6, 1996 at 07:36 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lijiang (China - CN), about 36.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.284 and latitude 27.191.

Magnitude 5.5
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 27.191, 100.284
UTC time 1996-02-06 07:36:13.720
Location Lijiang
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-02-06

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