Earthquake details

Tuesday, February 6, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Tuesday, February 6, 1996 at 20:08 UTC with a magnitude of 5.2. The closest known location in the current dataset is Daxing (China - CN), about 40.5 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.456 and latitude 27.233.

Magnitude 5.2
Alert Strong
Depth 10.0 km
Coordinates 27.233, 100.456
UTC time 1996-02-06 20:08:57.810
Location Lijiang
Country China (CN)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1996-02-06

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