Earthquake details

Friday, December 24, 2021 Earthquake

The earthquake hit China on Friday, December 24, 2021 at 13:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.7. The closest known location in the current dataset is Simao (China - CN), about 85.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 101.671 and latitude 22.370.

Magnitude	5.7
Alert	Strong
Depth	9.5 km
Coordinates	22.370, 101.671
UTC time	2021-12-24 13:43:22.922

Location	Simao
Country	China (CN)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2021-12-24

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Simao	85.4 km
Jinghong	101.5 km
Nuozhadu	146.0 km
Qianliu	162.2 km
Dien Bien Phu	177.5 km
Menglang	182.4 km
Lai Châu	184.0 km
Gejiu	187.9 km
Zhutang	195.4 km
Kēng Tung	197.9 km
Shangyun	203.9 km
Jianshui	217.2 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.6 Jinghong China · 2026-02-17 15:05 UTC	90.3 km
M 4.4 Jianshui China · 2025-10-04 21:01 UTC	171.8 km
M 4.1 Simao China · 2025-06-01 07:48 UTC	52.1 km

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