M4.5 earthquake 162 km SW of Dali, China
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 162 km SW of Dali, China on Wed, Dec 8, 1976, 3:49 PM GMT+8 (07:49 UTC), 37 km (23 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 123 km E of Bhamo, Myanmar. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.5 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1976-12-08 07:49:31 UTC
- Depth
- 37.0 km (23.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 24.575° N, 99.048° 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.
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000knz (also filed as iscgemsup704475). Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:44 PM UTC.