Earthquake details

Tuesday, July 2, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Tuesday, July 2, 1996 at 07:05 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lijiang (China - CN), about 11.0 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.241 and latitude 26.966.

Magnitude	5.0
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	26.966, 100.241
UTC time	1996-07-02 07:05:06.000

Location	Lijiang
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-07-02

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lijiang	11.0 km
Sanchuan	47.9 km
Shunzhou	49.4 km
Jinhua	57.5 km
Yongbei	64.4 km
Daxing	70.1 km
Chenghai	71.0 km
Qina	82.5 km
Taoyuan	88.0 km
Jinding	98.9 km
Zibihu	99.1 km
Yousuo	106.1 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Zibihu China · 2026-04-11 21:21 UTC	103.6 km
M 5.0 Jinhua China · 2025-06-04 20:31 UTC	69.6 km

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