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M6.9 earthquake 169 km SW of Dali, China

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 169 km SW of Dali, China on Sat, May 29, 1976, 8:23 PM GMT+8 (12:23 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M7.0 152 km ENE of Bhamo, Myanmar. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 6.9 (ms), strong
Local time: Sat, May 29, 1976, 8:23 PM GMT+8
UTC: 1976-05-29 12:23:18 UTC
Depth: 8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 24.570° N, 98.953° E
Region: China
Strongest shaking: VIII, severe shaking
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated: VIII, severe shaking
Peak ground acceleration: 33.3% of gravity
Peak ground velocity: 3.7 cm/s
Map: Automatic

USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter — Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from: CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Stations used: 198

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

Before

4.9170 km E of Bhamo, MyanmarSat, May 29, 7:58 PM GMT+8 · 18378 days ago · 33 km deep · 13 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000gm6 (also filed as gcmtc052976a, gcmt19760529122318, atlas19760529122320, iscgem714808). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC.