Earthquake details

Tuesday, September 24, 1996 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Tuesday, September 24, 1996 at 19:24 UTC with a magnitude of 5.5. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lijiang (China - CN), about 42.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.373 and latitude 27.222.

Magnitude	5.5
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	27.222, 100.373
UTC time	1996-09-24 19:24:49.590

Location	Lijiang
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1996-09-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lijiang	42.1 km
Daxing	48.8 km
Sanchuan	59.7 km
Shunzhou	69.3 km
Yongbei	75.8 km
Jinhua	88.6 km
Chenghai	89.9 km
Shangri-La	93.9 km
Qina	104.6 km
Zhongxin	111.8 km
Taoyuan	112.2 km
Rongjiang	114.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Zibihu China · 2026-04-11 21:21 UTC	134.9 km
M 5.0 Jinhua China · 2025-06-04 20:31 UTC	100.8 km

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