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

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lijiang	36.4 km
Daxing	58.0 km
Sanchuan	61.6 km
Shunzhou	68.9 km
Yongbei	78.2 km
Jinhua	81.3 km
Chenghai	90.2 km
Shangri-La	90.7 km
Qina	103.8 km
Taoyuan	110.6 km
Zhongxin	117.0 km
Jinding	118.4 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Zibihu China · 2026-04-11 21:21 UTC	128.4 km
M 5.0 Jinhua China · 2025-06-04 20:31 UTC	94.8 km

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