M5.5 earthquake 104 km NW of Qujing, China
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 104 km NW of Qujing, China on Sun, Feb 6, 1966, 5:13 PM GMT+8 (09:13 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.9 91 km NW of Qujing, China. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1966-02-06 09:13:22 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 26.181° N, 103.088° E
- Region
- China
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.34
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.991 km NW of Qujing, China · 22143 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 5.285 km NW of Qujing, China · 22138 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem849938. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 8:35 AM UTC.