Earthquake details

Saturday, October 27, 2001 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Saturday, October 27, 2001 at 05:35 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Qina (China - CN), about 2.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 100.648 and latitude 26.316.

Magnitude	5.6
Alert	Strong
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	26.316, 100.648
UTC time	2001-10-27 05:35:39.720

Location	Chenghai
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2001-10-27

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Qina	2.4 km
Taoyuan	13.1 km
Chenghai	16.5 km
Shunzhou	35.2 km
Yongbei	39.1 km
Sanchuan	48.4 km
Jinniu	57.8 km
Rongjiang	65.4 km
Yousuo	66.4 km
Zhongxin	70.6 km
Zibihu	73.0 km
Lijiang	74.8 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.5 Zibihu China · 2026-04-11 21:21 UTC	85.7 km
M 5.0 Jinhua China · 2025-06-04 20:31 UTC	62.9 km

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