Earthquake details

Thursday, October 23, 1997 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Thursday, October 23, 1997 at 12:28 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Lijiang (China - CN), about 22.3 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.392 and latitude 26.998.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	26.998, 100.392
UTC time	1997-10-23 12:28:33.490

Location	Lijiang
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1997-10-23

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Lijiang	22.3 km
Sanchuan	38.2 km
Shunzhou	44.9 km
Yongbei	55.0 km
Daxing	55.3 km
Chenghai	66.2 km
Jinhua	69.6 km
Qina	80.1 km
Taoyuan	87.3 km
Zhongxin	97.2 km
Rongjiang	98.8 km
Zibihu	107.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Zibihu China · 2026-04-11 21:21 UTC	113.6 km
M 5.0 Jinhua China · 2025-06-04 20:31 UTC	78.8 km

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